What color is #4F2C40?

#4F2C40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2C40?

The RGB value is 79, 44, 64: 79 red, 44 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2C40?

The complementary color is #2C4F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2C40 color

#4F2C40 rgb(79, 44, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2C40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 17.3% green and 25.1% blue (79, 44, 64).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#4F2C40 color codes

HEX	`#4F2C40`
RGB	`rgb(79, 44, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 17.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 19%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.12, 19.38, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.12, 20.2, 343.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.051, 3.834, 5.324)`
Decimal	`5188672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2C40, 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 #4F2C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #4F2C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2c40; }
.text { color: #4f2c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 44 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2c40, #4f2c2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F2C40?: #4F2C40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2C40?: The RGB value is 79, 44, 64: 79 red, 44 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2C40?: The complementary color is #2C4F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.