What color is #4E244A?

#4E244A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E244A?

The RGB value is 78, 36, 74: 78 red, 36 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E244A?

The complementary color is #244E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E244A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E244A color

#4E244A rgb(78, 36, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E244A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.1% green and 29% blue (78, 36, 74).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#4E244A color codes

HEX	`#4E244A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 36, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 14.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.49, 25.86, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.49, 29.87, 329.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.009, 3.376, 6.865)`
Decimal	`5121098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E244A, 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 #4E244A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E244A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #4E244A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e244a; }
.text { color: #4e244a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e244a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 36 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e244a, #4e2435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4E244A?: #4E244A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E244A?: The RGB value is 78, 36, 74: 78 red, 36 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E244A?: The complementary color is #244E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E244A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.