Dark Puce (#4F3A3C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.48:1 — vs black: 2.00:1

Color values

  • HEX #4F3A3C
  • RGB rgb(79, 58, 60)
  • HSL hsl(354, 26%, 30%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 26.58, 24.05, 69.02 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4F3A3C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#3A4F4D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#4F3A46
#4F423A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#3C4F3A
#3A3C4F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#3A4F42
#3A464F
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#464F3A
#3A4F4D
#423A4F
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Puce
#4F3A3C Base
#0F0B0B
#231A1A
#37292A
#674B4E
#7B5A5E
#A28083
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Puce, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F0B0B
#1C1415
#281E1F
#352728
#423132
Dark Puce #4F3A3C Base
#77575A
#9C787B
#B9A0A3
#D7C8CA
#F4F0F1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4F3A3C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4F3A3C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4F3A3C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4F3A3C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4F3A3C,
        #3A6460
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4F3A3C,
        #3A6460
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-puce: #4F3A3C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-puce-r: 79;
$dark-puce-g: 58;
$dark-puce-b: 60;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-puce;
    color: rgba($dark-puce-r, $dark-puce-g, $dark-puce-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Puce appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4F3A3C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #41413B Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3D3D3C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4F3A3A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3F3F3F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Puce ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Puce #4F3A3C Base
Old Burgundy #43302E ΔE 4.22
Dark Liver (horses) #543D37 ΔE 4.45
Purple Taupe #50404D ΔE 6.09
Rose Ebony #674846 ΔE 6.76

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.