What color is #4F3948?

#4F3948 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3948?

The RGB value is 79, 57, 72: 79 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3948?

The complementary color is #394F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3948 color

#4F3948 rgb(79, 57, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3948 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.4% green and 28.2% blue (79, 57, 72).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#4F3948 color codes

HEX	`#4F3948`
RGB	`rgb(79, 57, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.9, 12.6, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.9, 13.7, 336.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.857, 5.057, 6.797)`
Decimal	`5192008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3948, 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 #4F3948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4F3948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3948; }
.text { color: #4f3948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 57 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3948, #4f393d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F3948?: #4F3948 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3948?: The RGB value is 79, 57, 72: 79 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3948?: The complementary color is #394F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.