What color is #4D3548?

#4D3548 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 #4D3548?

The RGB value is 77, 53, 72: 77 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3548?

The complementary color is #354D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3548 color

#4D3548 rgb(77, 53, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3548 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.8% green and 28.2% blue (77, 53, 72).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 6% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#4D3548 color codes

HEX	`#4D3548`
RGB	`rgb(77, 53, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 6%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, 14.38, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 16.19, 332.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.503, 4.592, 6.726)`
Decimal	`5059912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3548, 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 #4D3548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4D3548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3548; }
.text { color: #4d3548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 53 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3548, #4d353c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D3548?: #4D3548 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 #4D3548?: The RGB value is 77, 53, 72: 77 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3548?: The complementary color is #354D3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.