What color is #4B3B46?

#4B3B46 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3B46?

The RGB value is 75, 59, 70: 75 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3B46?

The complementary color is #3B4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3B46 color

#4B3B46 rgb(75, 59, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3B46 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 23.1% green and 27.5% blue (75, 59, 70).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#4B3B46 color codes

HEX	`#4B3B46`
RGB	`rgb(75, 59, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 23.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.92, 9.21, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.92, 10.07, 336.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.571, 5.066, 6.478)`
Decimal	`4930374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3B46, 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 #4B3B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4B3B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3b46; }
.text { color: #4b3b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 59 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3b46, #4b3b3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3B46?: #4B3B46 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3B46?: The RGB value is 75, 59, 70: 75 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3B46?: The complementary color is #3B4B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.