What color is #4D4253?

#4D4253 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4253?

The RGB value is 77, 66, 83: 77 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4253?

The complementary color is #485342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4253 color

#4D4253 rgb(77, 66, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4253 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 25.9% green and 32.5% blue (77, 66, 83).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#4D4253 color codes

HEX	`#4D4253`
RGB	`rgb(77, 66, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 25.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 8.39, -8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 11.9, 314.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.57, 6.099, 9.013)`
Decimal	`5063251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4253, 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 #4D4253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4D4253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4253; }
.text { color: #4d4253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 66 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4253, #534251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D4253?: #4D4253 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4253?: The RGB value is 77, 66, 83: 77 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4253?: The complementary color is #485342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.