What color is #4F323F?

#4F323F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F323F?

The RGB value is 79, 50, 63: 79 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F323F?

The complementary color is #324F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F323F color

#4F323F rgb(79, 50, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F323F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (79, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#4F323F color codes

HEX	`#4F323F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.65, 15.36, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.65, 15.6, 349.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.262, 4.303, 5.255)`
Decimal	`5190207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F323F, 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 #4F323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #4F323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f323f; }
.text { color: #4f323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f323f, #4f3432); }

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Questions

What color is #4F323F?: #4F323F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F323F?: The RGB value is 79, 50, 63: 79 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F323F?: The complementary color is #324F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.