What color is #4C304B?

#4C304B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C304B?

The RGB value is 76, 48, 75: 76 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C304B?

The complementary color is #304C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C304B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C304B color

#4C304B rgb(76, 48, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C304B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 18.8% green and 29.4% blue (76, 48, 75).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#4C304B color codes

HEX	`#4C304B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 48, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 18.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, 17.88, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 21.26, 327.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.307, 4.159, 7.178)`
Decimal	`4993099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C304B, 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 #4C304B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C304B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #4C304B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c304b; }
.text { color: #4c304b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c304b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 48 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c304b, #4c303d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C304B?: #4C304B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C304B?: The RGB value is 76, 48, 75: 76 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C304B?: The complementary color is #304C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C304B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.