What color is #4E1935?

#4E1935 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1935?

The RGB value is 78, 25, 53: 78 red, 25 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1935?

The complementary color is #194E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1935 color

#4E1935 rgb(78, 25, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E1935 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 9.8% green and 20.8% blue (78, 25, 53).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#4E1935 color codes

HEX	`#4E1935`
RGB	`rgb(78, 25, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 9.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.24, 28.22, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.24, 28.73, 349.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.132, 2.572, 3.646)`
Decimal	`5118261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1935, 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 #4E1935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #4E1935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1935; }
.text { color: #4e1935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 25 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1935, #4e191a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4E1935?: #4E1935 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1935?: The RGB value is 78, 25, 53: 78 red, 25 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1935?: The complementary color is #194E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.