What color is #4F3635?

#4F3635 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3635?

The RGB value is 79, 54, 53: 79 red, 54 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3635?

The complementary color is #354E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3635?

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.

#4F3635 color

#4F3635 rgb(79, 54, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3635 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.2% green and 20.8% blue (79, 54, 53).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 33% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4F3635 color codes

HEX	`#4F3635`
RGB	`rgb(79, 54, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.44, 11.04, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.44, 12.16, 24.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.186, 4.558, 3.974)`
Decimal	`5191221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3635, 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 #4F3635	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3635 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 #4F3635 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3635; }
.text { color: #4f3635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3635; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 54 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3635, #4f4335); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F3635?: #4F3635 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3635?: The RGB value is 79, 54, 53: 79 red, 54 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3635?: The complementary color is #354E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3635?: 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.