What color is #4F2840?

#4F2840 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2840?

The RGB value is 79, 40, 64: 79 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2840?

The complementary color is #284F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2840 color

#4F2840 rgb(79, 40, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2840 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 15.7% green and 25.1% blue (79, 40, 64).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#4F2840 color codes

HEX	`#4F2840`
RGB	`rgb(79, 40, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 15.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 19%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, 21.87, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 23.02, 341.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.909, 3.55, 5.276)`
Decimal	`5187648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2840, 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 #4F2840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #4F2840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2840; }
.text { color: #4f2840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 40 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2840, #4f282c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F2840?: #4F2840 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2840?: The RGB value is 79, 40, 64: 79 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2840?: The complementary color is #284F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.