What color is #4F3E42?

#4F3E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3E42?

The RGB value is 79, 62, 66: 79 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3E42?

The complementary color is #3E4F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3E42 color

#4F3E42 rgb(79, 62, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3E42 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (79, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#4F3E42 color codes

HEX	`#4F3E42`
RGB	`rgb(79, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 22%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.12, 8.15, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.12, 8.16, 2.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 5.501, 5.903)`
Decimal	`5193282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3E42, 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 #4F3E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #4F3E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3e42; }
.text { color: #4f3e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3e42, #4f433e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4F3E42?: #4F3E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3E42?: The RGB value is 79, 62, 66: 79 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3E42?: The complementary color is #3E4F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.