What color is #4E2E42?

#4E2E42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2E42?

The RGB value is 78, 46, 66: 78 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2E42?

The complementary color is #2E4E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2E42 color

#4E2E42 rgb(78, 46, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E2E42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18% green and 25.9% blue (78, 46, 66).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#4E2E42 color codes

HEX	`#4E2E42`
RGB	`rgb(78, 46, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 18%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.56, 18.09, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.56, 19.18, 340.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.102, 3.967, 5.65)`
Decimal	`5123650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2E42, 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 #4E2E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #4E2E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2e42; }
.text { color: #4e2e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 46 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2e42, #4e2e32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E2E42?: #4E2E42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2E42?: The RGB value is 78, 46, 66: 78 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2E42?: The complementary color is #2E4E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.