What color is #4D3A50?

#4D3A50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3A50?

The RGB value is 77, 58, 80: 77 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3A50?

The complementary color is #3D503A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3A50 color

#4D3A50 rgb(77, 58, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3A50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22.7% green and 31.4% blue (77, 58, 80).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#4D3A50 color codes

HEX	`#4D3A50`
RGB	`rgb(77, 58, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 12.9, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 16.4, 321.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.021, 5.183, 8.271)`
Decimal	`5061200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3A50, 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 #4D3A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #4D3A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3a50; }
.text { color: #4d3a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 58 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3a50, #503a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D3A50?: #4D3A50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3A50?: The RGB value is 77, 58, 80: 77 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3A50?: The complementary color is #3D503A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.