What color is #4F353E?

#4F353E 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 #4F353E?

The RGB value is 79, 53, 62: 79 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F353E?

The complementary color is #354F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F353E color

#4F353E rgb(79, 53, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F353E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (79, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#4F353E color codes

HEX	`#4F353E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.43, 13.24, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.43, 13.27, 356.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.367, 4.557, 5.153)`
Decimal	`5190974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F353E, 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 #4F353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4F353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f353e; }
.text { color: #4f353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f353e, #4f3935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4F353E?: #4F353E 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 #4F353E?: The RGB value is 79, 53, 62: 79 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F353E?: The complementary color is #354F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.