What color is #4B4455?

#4B4455 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 #4B4455?

The RGB value is 75, 68, 85: 75 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4455?

The complementary color is #4E5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4455 color

#4B4455 rgb(75, 68, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4455 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 26.7% green and 33.3% blue (75, 68, 85).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#4B4455 color codes

HEX	`#4B4455`
RGB	`rgb(75, 68, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 26.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, 6.79, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 11.32, 306.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.608, 6.286, 9.458)`
Decimal	`4932693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4455, 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 #4B4455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #4B4455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4455; }
.text { color: #4b4455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 68 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4455, #544455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B4455?: #4B4455 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 #4B4455?: The RGB value is 75, 68, 85: 75 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4455?: The complementary color is #4E5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.