What color is #4A3342?

#4A3342 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3342?

The RGB value is 74, 51, 66: 74 red, 51 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3342?

The complementary color is #334A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3342 color

#4A3342 rgb(74, 51, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3342 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20% green and 25.9% blue (74, 51, 66).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#4A3342 color codes

HEX	`#4A3342`
RGB	`rgb(74, 51, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, 13.2, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 14.2, 338.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.991, 4.217, 5.704)`
Decimal	`4862786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3342, 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 #4A3342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4A3342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3342; }
.text { color: #4a3342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 51 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3342, #4a3337); }

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Questions

What color is #4A3342?: #4A3342 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3342?: The RGB value is 74, 51, 66: 74 red, 51 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3342?: The complementary color is #334A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.