What color is #4B354A?

#4B354A 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 #4B354A?

The RGB value is 75, 53, 74: 75 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B354A?

The complementary color is #354B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B354A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B354A color

#4B354A rgb(75, 53, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B354A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 20.8% green and 29% blue (75, 53, 74).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#4B354A color codes

HEX	`#4B354A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 53, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 20.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, 14.02, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 16.68, 327.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.411, 4.537, 7.068)`
Decimal	`4928842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B354A, 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 #4B354A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B354A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4B354A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b354a; }
.text { color: #4b354a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b354a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 53 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b354a, #4b353f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B354A?: #4B354A 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 #4B354A?: The RGB value is 75, 53, 74: 75 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B354A?: The complementary color is #354B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B354A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.