What color is #4B293F?

#4B293F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B293F?

The RGB value is 75, 41, 63: 75 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B293F?

The complementary color is #294B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B293F color

#4B293F rgb(75, 41, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B293F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (75, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#4B293F color codes

HEX	`#4B293F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, 19.48, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 20.75, 339.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.592, 3.441, 5.124)`
Decimal	`4925759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B293F, 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 #4B293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #4B293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b293f; }
.text { color: #4b293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b293f, #4b292e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B293F?: #4B293F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B293F?: The RGB value is 75, 41, 63: 75 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B293F?: The complementary color is #294B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.