What color is #4B3251?

#4B3251 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3251?

The RGB value is 75, 50, 81: 75 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3251?

The complementary color is #385132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3251 color

#4B3251 rgb(75, 50, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3251 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.6% green and 31.8% blue (75, 50, 81).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#4B3251 color codes

HEX	`#4B3251`
RGB	`rgb(75, 50, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 38%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.86, 17.58, -14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.86, 22.77, 320.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.527, 4.371, 8.336)`
Decimal	`4928081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3251, 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 #4B3251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4B3251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3251; }
.text { color: #4b3251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 50 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3251, #513247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3251?: #4B3251 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3251?: The RGB value is 75, 50, 81: 75 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3251?: The complementary color is #385132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.