What color is #4D213D?

#4D213D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D213D?

The RGB value is 77, 33, 61: 77 red, 33 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D213D?

The complementary color is #214D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D213D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D213D color

#4D213D rgb(77, 33, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D213D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 12.9% green and 23.9% blue (77, 33, 61).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 40% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 21% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#4D213D color codes

HEX	`#4D213D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 33, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 12.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 40%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 57%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 21%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.05, 24.76, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.05, 26.11, 341.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.447, 3.003, 4.759)`
Decimal	`5054781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D213D, 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 #4D213D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D213D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #4D213D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d213d; }
.text { color: #4d213d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d213d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 33 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d213d, #4d2127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4D213D?: #4D213D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D213D?: The RGB value is 77, 33, 61: 77 red, 33 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D213D?: The complementary color is #214D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D213D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.