What color is #4C4458?

#4C4458 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4458?

The RGB value is 76, 68, 88: 76 red, 68 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4458?

The complementary color is #505844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4458 color

#4C4458 rgb(76, 68, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C4458 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 26.7% green and 34.5% blue (76, 68, 88).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#4C4458 color codes

HEX	`#4C4458`
RGB	`rgb(76, 68, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 26.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.34, 7.91, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.34, 13.26, 306.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.809, 6.375, 10.102)`
Decimal	`4998232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4458, 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 #4C4458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4C4458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4458; }
.text { color: #4c4458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 68 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4458, #564458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C4458?: #4C4458 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4458?: The RGB value is 76, 68, 88: 76 red, 68 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4458?: The complementary color is #505844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.