What color is #4F363A?

#4F363A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F363A?

The RGB value is 79, 54, 58: 79 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F363A?

The complementary color is #364F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F363A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F363A color

#4F363A rgb(79, 54, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F363A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.2% green and 22.7% blue (79, 54, 58).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#4F363A color codes

HEX	`#4F363A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 54, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, 11.88, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 12.04, 9.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.307, 4.606, 4.612)`
Decimal	`5191226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F363A, 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 #4F363A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F363A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4F363A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f363a; }
.text { color: #4f363a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f363a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 54 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f363a, #4f3f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F363A?: #4F363A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F363A?: The RGB value is 79, 54, 58: 79 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F363A?: The complementary color is #364F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F363A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.