What color is #4B4154?

#4B4154 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4154?

The RGB value is 75, 65, 84: 75 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4154?

The complementary color is #4A5441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4154 color

#4B4154 rgb(75, 65, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4154 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.5% green and 32.9% blue (75, 65, 84).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#4B4154 color codes

HEX	`#4B4154`
RGB	`rgb(75, 65, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 23%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.2, 8.5, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.2, 12.97, 310.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.392, 5.917, 9.191)`
Decimal	`4931924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4154, 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 #4B4154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #4B4154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4154; }
.text { color: #4b4154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 65 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4154, #544154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4154?: #4B4154 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4154?: The RGB value is 75, 65, 84: 75 red, 65 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4154?: The complementary color is #4A5441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.