What color is #4D3853?

#4D3853 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 #4D3853?

The RGB value is 77, 56, 83: 77 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3853?

The complementary color is #3E5338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3853 color

#4D3853 rgb(77, 56, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3853 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22% green and 32.5% blue (77, 56, 83).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#4D3853 color codes

HEX	`#4D3853`
RGB	`rgb(77, 56, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.82, 14.9, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.82, 19.62, 319.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.036, 5.031, 8.835)`
Decimal	`5060691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3853, 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 #4D3853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4D3853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3853; }
.text { color: #4d3853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 56 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3853, #53384b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D3853?: #4D3853 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 #4D3853?: The RGB value is 77, 56, 83: 77 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3853?: The complementary color is #3E5338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.