What color is #4D4659?

#4D4659 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 #4D4659?

The RGB value is 77, 70, 89: 77 red, 70 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4659?

The complementary color is #525946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4659 color

#4D4659 rgb(77, 70, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4659 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.5% green and 34.9% blue (77, 70, 89).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#4D4659 color codes

HEX	`#4D4659`
RGB	`rgb(77, 70, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.07, 7.25, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.07, 12.49, 305.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.054, 6.679, 10.367)`
Decimal	`5064281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4659, 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 #4D4659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #4D4659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4659; }
.text { color: #4d4659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 70 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4659, #574659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D4659?: #4D4659 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 #4D4659?: The RGB value is 77, 70, 89: 77 red, 70 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4659?: The complementary color is #525946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.