What color is #4B213B?

#4B213B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B213B?

The RGB value is 75, 33, 59: 75 red, 33 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B213B?

The complementary color is #214B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B213B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B213B color

#4B213B rgb(75, 33, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B213B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 12.9% green and 23.1% blue (75, 33, 59).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#4B213B color codes

HEX	`#4B213B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 33, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 12.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.64, 23.65, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.64, 24.83, 342.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.235, 2.9, 4.473)`
Decimal	`4923707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B213B, 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 #4B213B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B213B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #4B213B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b213b; }
.text { color: #4b213b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b213b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 33 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b213b, #4b2126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B213B?: #4B213B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B213B?: The RGB value is 75, 33, 59: 75 red, 33 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B213B?: The complementary color is #214B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B213B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.