What color is #4B3C51?

#4B3C51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3C51?

The RGB value is 75, 60, 81: 75 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3C51?

The complementary color is #42513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3C51 color

#4B3C51 rgb(75, 60, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B3C51 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 23.5% green and 31.8% blue (75, 60, 81).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#4B3C51 color codes

HEX	`#4B3C51`
RGB	`rgb(75, 60, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 23.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 11.04, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 15.05, 317.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.002, 5.322, 8.494)`
Decimal	`4930641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3C51, 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 #4B3C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #4B3C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3c51; }
.text { color: #4b3c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 60 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3c51, #513c4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B3C51?: #4B3C51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3C51?: The RGB value is 75, 60, 81: 75 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3C51?: The complementary color is #42513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.