What color is #4F393B?

#4F393B 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 #4F393B?

The RGB value is 79, 57, 59: 79 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F393B?

The complementary color is #394F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F393B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F393B color

#4F393B rgb(79, 57, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F393B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (79, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#4F393B color codes

HEX	`#4F393B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 10.1, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 10.43, 14.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.477, 4.905, 4.795)`
Decimal	`5191995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F393B, 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 #4F393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F393B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4F393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f393b; }
.text { color: #4f393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f393b, #4f4239); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F393B?: #4F393B 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 #4F393B?: The RGB value is 79, 57, 59: 79 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F393B?: The complementary color is #394F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F393B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.