What color is #4E2D45?

#4E2D45 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2D45?

The RGB value is 78, 45, 69: 78 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2D45?

The complementary color is #2D4E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2D45 color

#4E2D45 rgb(78, 45, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E2D45 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 17.6% green and 27.1% blue (78, 45, 69).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#4E2D45 color codes

HEX	`#4E2D45`
RGB	`rgb(78, 45, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 17.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 12%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, 19.31, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 21.15, 335.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.154, 3.926, 6.115)`
Decimal	`5123397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2D45, 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 #4E2D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4E2D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2d45; }
.text { color: #4e2d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 45 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2d45, #4e2d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E2D45?: #4E2D45 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2D45?: The RGB value is 78, 45, 69: 78 red, 45 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2D45?: The complementary color is #2D4E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.