What color is #4A414D?

#4A414D 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 #4A414D?

The RGB value is 74, 65, 77: 74 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A414D?

The complementary color is #444D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A414D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A414D color

#4A414D rgb(74, 65, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A414D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.5% green and 30.2% blue (74, 65, 77).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#4A414D color codes

HEX	`#4A414D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 65, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, 6.44, -5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 8.68, 317.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.054, 5.772, 7.815)`
Decimal	`4866381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A414D, 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 #4A414D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A414D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4A414D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a414d; }
.text { color: #4a414d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a414d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 65 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a414d, #4d414a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A414D?: #4A414D 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 #4A414D?: The RGB value is 74, 65, 77: 74 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A414D?: The complementary color is #444D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A414D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.