What color is #4F3335?

#4F3335 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3335?

The RGB value is 79, 51, 53: 79 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3335?

The complementary color is #334F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3335 color

#4F3335 rgb(79, 51, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F3335 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20% green and 20.8% blue (79, 51, 53).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#4F3335 color codes

HEX	`#4F3335`
RGB	`rgb(79, 51, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.6, 12.99, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.6, 13.56, 16.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.051, 4.287, 3.929)`
Decimal	`5190453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3335, 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 #4F3335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #4F3335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3335; }
.text { color: #4f3335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 51 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3335, #4f3f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F3335?: #4F3335 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3335?: The RGB value is 79, 51, 53: 79 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3335?: The complementary color is #334F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.