What color is #4F3D4D?

#4F3D4D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3D4D?

The RGB value is 79, 61, 77: 79 red, 61 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3D4D?

The complementary color is #3D4F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3D4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3D4D color

#4F3D4D rgb(79, 61, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3D4D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.9% green and 30.2% blue (79, 61, 77).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#4F3D4D color codes

HEX	`#4F3D4D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 61, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.21, 11.07, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.21, 12.94, 328.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.233, 5.536, 7.76)`
Decimal	`5193037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3D4D, 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 #4F3D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4F3D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3d4d; }
.text { color: #4f3d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 61 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3d4d, #4f3d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F3D4D?: #4F3D4D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3D4D?: The RGB value is 79, 61, 77: 79 red, 61 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3D4D?: The complementary color is #3D4F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3D4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.