What color is #4D354E?

#4D354E 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 #4D354E?

The RGB value is 77, 53, 78: 77 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D354E?

The complementary color is #364E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D354E color

#4D354E rgb(77, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D354E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (77, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#4D354E color codes

HEX	`#4D354E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, 15.7, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 19.2, 324.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.709, 4.674, 7.808)`
Decimal	`5059918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D354E, 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 #4D354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #4D354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d354e; }
.text { color: #4d354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d354e, #4e3543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D354E?: #4D354E 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 #4D354E?: The RGB value is 77, 53, 78: 77 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D354E?: The complementary color is #364E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.