What color is #4A3848?

#4A3848 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 #4A3848?

The RGB value is 74, 56, 72: 74 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3848?

The complementary color is #384A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3848 color

#4A3848 rgb(74, 56, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A3848 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 22% green and 28.2% blue (74, 56, 72).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#4A3848 color codes

HEX	`#4A3848`
RGB	`rgb(74, 56, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 22%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 11.2, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 13.08, 328.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.408, 4.752, 6.762)`
Decimal	`4864072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3848, 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 #4A3848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4A3848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3848; }
.text { color: #4a3848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 56 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3848, #4a383f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3848?: #4A3848 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 #4A3848?: The RGB value is 74, 56, 72: 74 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3848?: The complementary color is #384A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.