What color is #4D384F?

#4D384F 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 #4D384F?

The RGB value is 77, 56, 79: 77 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D384F?

The complementary color is #3A4F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D384F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D384F color

#4D384F rgb(77, 56, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D384F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22% green and 31% blue (77, 56, 79).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#4D384F color codes

HEX	`#4D384F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 56, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.65, 13.97, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.65, 17.41, 323.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.886, 4.971, 8.045)`
Decimal	`5060687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D384F, 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 #4D384F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D384F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4D384F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d384f; }
.text { color: #4d384f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d384f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 56 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d384f, #4f3846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D384F?: #4D384F 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 #4D384F?: The RGB value is 77, 56, 79: 77 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D384F?: The complementary color is #3A4F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D384F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.