What color is #4C475C?

#4C475C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C475C?

The RGB value is 76, 71, 92: 76 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C475C?

The complementary color is #575C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C475C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C475C color

#4C475C rgb(76, 71, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4C475C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.8% green and 36.1% blue (76, 71, 92).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#4C475C color codes

HEX	`#4C475C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 71, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 23%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.38, 6.98, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.38, 13.56, 300.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.165, 6.816, 11.061)`
Decimal	`4999004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C475C, 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 #4C475C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C475C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4C475C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c475c; }
.text { color: #4c475c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c475c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 71 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c475c, #56475c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C475C?: #4C475C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C475C?: The RGB value is 76, 71, 92: 76 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C475C?: The complementary color is #575C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C475C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.