What color is #4F3434?

#4F3434 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 #4F3434?

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

What is the complementary color of #4F3434?

The complementary color is #344F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3434 color

#4F3434 rgb(79, 52, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F3434 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% 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 11.21:1).

#4F3434 color codes

HEX	`#4F3434`
RGB	`rgb(79, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 12.18, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 13.14, 22.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.072, 4.367, 3.824)`
Decimal	`5190708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3434, 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 #4F3434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4F3434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3434; }
.text { color: #4f3434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3434, #4f4234); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F3434?: #4F3434 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 #4F3434?: The RGB value is 79, 52, 52: 79 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3434?: The complementary color is #344F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.