What color is #4F2E34?

#4F2E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2E34?

The RGB value is 79, 46, 52: 79 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2E34?

The complementary color is #2E4F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2E34 color

#4F2E34 rgb(79, 46, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F2E34 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (79, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#4F2E34 color codes

HEX	`#4F2E34`
RGB	`rgb(79, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.22, 16.04, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.22, 16.25, 9.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.821, 3.865, 3.74)`
Decimal	`5189172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2E34, 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 #4F2E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #4F2E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2e34; }
.text { color: #4f2e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2e34, #4f382e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F2E34?: #4F2E34 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2E34?: The RGB value is 79, 46, 52: 79 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2E34?: The complementary color is #2E4F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.