What color is #4F3D43?

#4F3D43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3D43?

The RGB value is 79, 61, 67: 79 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3D43?

The complementary color is #3D4F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3D43 color

#4F3D43 rgb(79, 61, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3D43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.9% green and 26.3% blue (79, 61, 67).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#4F3D43 color codes

HEX	`#4F3D43`
RGB	`rgb(79, 61, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.86, 9, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.86, 9.02, 355.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.906, 5.405, 6.041)`
Decimal	`5193027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3D43, 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 #4F3D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4F3D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3d43; }
.text { color: #4f3d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 61 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3d43, #4f403d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3D43?: #4F3D43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3D43?: The RGB value is 79, 61, 67: 79 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3D43?: The complementary color is #3D4F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.