What color is #4C2B45?

#4C2B45 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C2B45?

The RGB value is 76, 43, 69: 76 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2B45?

The complementary color is #2B4C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2B45 color

#4C2B45 rgb(76, 43, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C2B45 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 16.9% green and 27.1% blue (76, 43, 69).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 9% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#4C2B45 color codes

HEX	`#4C2B45`
RGB	`rgb(76, 43, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 16.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 43%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 9%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, 19.8, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 22.11, 333.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.919, 3.694, 6.083)`
Decimal	`4991813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2B45, 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 #4C2B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4C2B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2b45; }
.text { color: #4c2b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 43 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2b45, #4c2b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4C2B45?: #4C2B45 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C2B45?: The RGB value is 76, 43, 69: 76 red, 43 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2B45?: The complementary color is #2B4C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.