What color is #4F282C?

#4F282C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F282C?

The RGB value is 79, 40, 44: 79 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F282C?

The complementary color is #284F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F282C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F282C color

#4F282C rgb(79, 40, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F282C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 15.7% green and 17.3% blue (79, 40, 44).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#4F282C color codes

HEX	`#4F282C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 40, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 15.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 44%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.44, 18.67, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.44, 19.47, 16.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.438, 3.362, 2.798)`
Decimal	`5187628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F282C, 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 #4F282C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F282C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #4F282C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f282c; }
.text { color: #4f282c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f282c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 40 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f282c, #4f3828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4F282C?: #4F282C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F282C?: The RGB value is 79, 40, 44: 79 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F282C?: The complementary color is #284F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F282C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.