What color is #4A3E49?

#4A3E49 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3E49?

The RGB value is 74, 62, 73: 74 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3E49?

The complementary color is #3E4A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3E49 color

#4A3E49 rgb(74, 62, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3E49 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 24.3% green and 28.6% blue (74, 62, 73).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#4A3E49 color codes

HEX	`#4A3E49`
RGB	`rgb(74, 62, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 24.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, 7.49, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 8.87, 327.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.749, 5.382, 7.038)`
Decimal	`4865609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3E49, 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 #4A3E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4A3E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3e49; }
.text { color: #4a3e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 62 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3e49, #4a3e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3E49?: #4A3E49 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3E49?: The RGB value is 74, 62, 73: 74 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3E49?: The complementary color is #3E4A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.