What color is #4C3F55?

#4C3F55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3F55?

The RGB value is 76, 63, 85: 76 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3F55?

The complementary color is #48553F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3F55 color

#4C3F55 rgb(76, 63, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C3F55 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 24.7% green and 33.3% blue (76, 63, 85).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#4C3F55 color codes

HEX	`#4C3F55`
RGB	`rgb(76, 63, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 24.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 10.43, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 15.23, 313.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.397, 5.747, 9.365)`
Decimal	`4996949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3F55, 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 #4C3F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4C3F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3f55; }
.text { color: #4c3f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 63 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3f55, #553f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C3F55?: #4C3F55 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3F55?: The RGB value is 76, 63, 85: 76 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3F55?: The complementary color is #48553F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.