What color is #4D3347?

#4D3347 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 #4D3347?

The RGB value is 77, 51, 71: 77 red, 51 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3347?

The complementary color is #334D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3347 color

#4D3347 rgb(77, 51, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3347 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20% green and 27.8% blue (77, 51, 71).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#4D3347 color codes

HEX	`#4D3347`
RGB	`rgb(77, 51, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, 15.47, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 17.26, 333.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.382, 4.401, 6.526)`
Decimal	`5059399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3347, 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 #4D3347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4D3347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3347; }
.text { color: #4d3347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 51 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3347, #4d333a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D3347?: #4D3347 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 #4D3347?: The RGB value is 77, 51, 71: 77 red, 51 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3347?: The complementary color is #334D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.