What color is #4C3549?

#4C3549 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 #4C3549?

The RGB value is 76, 53, 73: 76 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3549?

The complementary color is #354C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3549 color

#4C3549 rgb(76, 53, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C3549 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 20.8% green and 28.6% blue (76, 53, 73).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#4C3549 color codes

HEX	`#4C3549`
RGB	`rgb(76, 53, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 20.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 30%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.45, 14.2, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.45, 16.42, 329.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.456, 4.564, 6.896)`
Decimal	`4994377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3549, 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 #4C3549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4C3549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3549; }
.text { color: #4c3549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 53 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3549, #4c353d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C3549?: #4C3549 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 #4C3549?: The RGB value is 76, 53, 73: 76 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3549?: The complementary color is #354C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.