What color is #4A3F4E?

#4A3F4E 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 #4A3F4E?

The RGB value is 74, 63, 78: 74 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3F4E?

The complementary color is #434E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3F4E color

#4A3F4E rgb(74, 63, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3F4E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (74, 63, 78).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#4A3F4E color codes

HEX	`#4A3F4E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 63, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 24.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 7.98, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 10.82, 317.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.976, 5.561, 7.965)`
Decimal	`4865870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3F4E, 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 #4A3F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4A3F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3f4e; }
.text { color: #4a3f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 63 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3f4e, #4e3f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3F4E?: #4A3F4E 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 #4A3F4E?: The RGB value is 74, 63, 78: 74 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3F4E?: The complementary color is #434E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.