What color is #4A2A43?

#4A2A43 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2A43?

The RGB value is 74, 42, 67: 74 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2A43?

The complementary color is #2A4A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2A43 color

#4A2A43 rgb(74, 42, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A2A43 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 16.5% green and 26.3% blue (74, 42, 67).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#4A2A43 color codes

HEX	`#4A2A43`
RGB	`rgb(74, 42, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 16.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.01, 19.25, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.01, 21.45, 333.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.665, 3.517, 5.742)`
Decimal	`4860483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2A43, 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 #4A2A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #4A2A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2a43; }
.text { color: #4a2a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 42 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2a43, #4a2a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A2A43?: #4A2A43 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2A43?: The RGB value is 74, 42, 67: 74 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2A43?: The complementary color is #2A4A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.