What color is #4F3D3A?

#4F3D3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3D3A?

The RGB value is 79, 61, 58: 79 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3D3A?

The complementary color is #3A4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3D3A color

#4F3D3A rgb(79, 61, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3D3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.9% green and 22.7% blue (79, 61, 58).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#4F3D3A color codes

HEX	`#4F3D3A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 61, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, 7.34, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 8.8, 33.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.657, 5.305, 4.728)`
Decimal	`5193018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3D3A, 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 #4F3D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #4F3D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3d3a; }
.text { color: #4f3d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 61 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3d3a, #4f473a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4F3D3A?: #4F3D3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3D3A?: The RGB value is 79, 61, 58: 79 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3D3A?: The complementary color is #3A4C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.