What color is #4D4859?

#4D4859 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 #4D4859?

The RGB value is 77, 72, 89: 77 red, 72 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4859?

The complementary color is #545948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4859 color

#4D4859 rgb(77, 72, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4859 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 28.2% green and 34.9% blue (77, 72, 89).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#4D4859 color codes

HEX	`#4D4859`
RGB	`rgb(77, 72, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 28.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 5.96, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 11.03, 302.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.181, 6.934, 10.409)`
Decimal	`5064793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4859, 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 #4D4859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4D4859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4859; }
.text { color: #4d4859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 72 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4859, #564859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D4859?: #4D4859 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 #4D4859?: The RGB value is 77, 72, 89: 77 red, 72 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4859?: The complementary color is #545948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.