What color is #4F2036?

#4F2036 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2036?

The RGB value is 79, 32, 54: 79 red, 32 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2036?

The complementary color is #204F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2036 color

#4F2036 rgb(79, 32, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F2036 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 12.5% green and 21.2% blue (79, 32, 54).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#4F2036 color codes

HEX	`#4F2036`
RGB	`rgb(79, 32, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 12.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, 24.92, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 25.19, 351.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.407, 2.962, 3.829)`
Decimal	`5185590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2036, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4F2036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4F2036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2036; }
.text { color: #4f2036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 32 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2036, #4f2220); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4F2036?: #4F2036 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2036?: The RGB value is 79, 32, 54: 79 red, 32 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2036?: The complementary color is #204F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.