What color is #4B4252?

#4B4252 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 #4B4252?

The RGB value is 75, 66, 82: 75 red, 66 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4252?

The complementary color is #495242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4252 color

#4B4252 rgb(75, 66, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4252 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.9% green and 32.2% blue (75, 66, 82).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#4B4252 color codes

HEX	`#4B4252`
RGB	`rgb(75, 66, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, 7.36, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 11.01, 312)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.373, 6.002, 8.804)`
Decimal	`4932178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4252, 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 #4B4252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4B4252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4252; }
.text { color: #4b4252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 66 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4252, #524251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4252?: #4B4252 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 #4B4252?: The RGB value is 75, 66, 82: 75 red, 66 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4252?: The complementary color is #495242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.