What color is #4B2B47?

#4B2B47 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2B47?

The RGB value is 75, 43, 71: 75 red, 43 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2B47?

The complementary color is #2B4B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2B47 color

#4B2B47 rgb(75, 43, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B2B47 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 16.9% green and 27.8% blue (75, 43, 71).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#4B2B47 color codes

HEX	`#4B2B47`
RGB	`rgb(75, 43, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 16.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.58, 19.83, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.58, 22.82, 330.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.903, 3.679, 6.412)`
Decimal	`4926279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2B47, 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 #4B2B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4B2B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2b47; }
.text { color: #4b2b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 43 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2b47, #4b2b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B2B47?: #4B2B47 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2B47?: The RGB value is 75, 43, 71: 75 red, 43 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2B47?: The complementary color is #2B4B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.