What color is #4B374C?

#4B374C 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 #4B374C?

The RGB value is 75, 55, 76: 75 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B374C?

The complementary color is #384C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B374C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B374C color

#4B374C rgb(75, 55, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B374C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.6% green and 29.8% blue (75, 55, 76).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#4B374C color codes

HEX	`#4B374C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 55, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 28%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.01, 13.16, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.01, 16.17, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.572, 4.75, 7.459)`
Decimal	`4929356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B374C, 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 #4B374C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B374C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4B374C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b374c; }
.text { color: #4b374c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b374c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 55 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b374c, #4c3743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B374C?: #4B374C 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 #4B374C?: The RGB value is 75, 55, 76: 75 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B374C?: The complementary color is #384C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B374C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.