What color is #4A3649?

#4A3649 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 #4A3649?

The RGB value is 74, 54, 73: 74 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3649?

The complementary color is #364A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3649 color

#4A3649 rgb(74, 54, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3649 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 21.2% green and 28.6% blue (74, 54, 73).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#4A3649 color codes

HEX	`#4A3649`
RGB	`rgb(74, 54, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 21.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 12.74, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 15.16, 327.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.346, 4.575, 6.904)`
Decimal	`4863561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3649, 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 #4A3649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4A3649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3649; }
.text { color: #4a3649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 54 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3649, #4a363f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3649?: #4A3649 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 #4A3649?: The RGB value is 74, 54, 73: 74 red, 54 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3649?: The complementary color is #364A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.