What color is #4A3142?

#4A3142 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3142?

The RGB value is 74, 49, 66: 74 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3142?

The complementary color is #314A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3142 color

#4A3142 rgb(74, 49, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3142 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.2% green and 25.9% blue (74, 49, 66).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#4A3142 color codes

HEX	`#4A3142`
RGB	`rgb(74, 49, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, 14.51, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 15.72, 337.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.906, 4.046, 5.676)`
Decimal	`4862274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3142, 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 #4A3142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #4A3142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3142; }
.text { color: #4a3142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 49 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3142, #4a3135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4A3142?: #4A3142 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3142?: The RGB value is 74, 49, 66: 74 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3142?: The complementary color is #314A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.