What color is #4D354B?

#4D354B 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 #4D354B?

The RGB value is 77, 53, 75: 77 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D354B?

The complementary color is #354D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D354B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D354B color

#4D354B rgb(77, 53, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D354B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.8% green and 29.4% blue (77, 53, 75).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#4D354B color codes

HEX	`#4D354B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 53, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.66, 15.03, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.66, 17.65, 328.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.604, 4.632, 7.254)`
Decimal	`5059915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D354B, 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 #4D354B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D354B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4D354B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d354b; }
.text { color: #4d354b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d354b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 53 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d354b, #4d353f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D354B?: #4D354B 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 #4D354B?: The RGB value is 77, 53, 75: 77 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D354B?: The complementary color is #354D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D354B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.