What color is #4F2838?

#4F2838 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2838?

The RGB value is 79, 40, 56: 79 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2838?

The complementary color is #284F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2838 color

#4F2838 rgb(79, 40, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F2838 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 15.7% green and 22% blue (79, 40, 56).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#4F2838 color codes

HEX	`#4F2838`
RGB	`rgb(79, 40, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 15.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.82, 20.47, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.82, 20.58, 353.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.697, 3.466, 4.162)`
Decimal	`5187640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2838, 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 #4F2838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #4F2838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2838; }
.text { color: #4f2838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 40 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2838, #4f2b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F2838?: #4F2838 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2838?: The RGB value is 79, 40, 56: 79 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2838?: The complementary color is #284F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.