Information about #4F1C23 color

#4F1C23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F1C23 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(79, 28, 35) — 31% red, 11% green, 13.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 17 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored red, #4F1C23 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Baron (#511D22). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mayhem (#4D1B25) and Speed Demon (#551B24).

In RGB terms — rgb(79, 28, 35) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F1C23: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F1C23 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4F1C23 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4F1C23 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4F1C23

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F1C23
  • RGB79, 28, 35
  • CMYK0, 20, 17, 69
  • CSSrgb(79, 28, 35)
  • HSL352°, 48%, 21%
  • HSL Precise351.765°, 47.664%, 20.98%
  • HSV352°, 65%, 31%
  • HSB352°, 65%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.110, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.110, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.110, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4F1C23
  • DECIMAL ID5184547
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01