What color is #4E2E50?

#4E2E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2E50?

The RGB value is 78, 46, 80: 78 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2E50?

The complementary color is #30502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2E50 color

#4E2E50 rgb(78, 46, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E2E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18% green and 31.4% blue (78, 46, 80).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#4E2E50 color codes

HEX	`#4E2E50`
RGB	`rgb(78, 46, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 18%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 43%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.17, 21.02, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.17, 25.73, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.567, 4.153, 8.096)`
Decimal	`5123664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2E50, 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 #4E2E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #4E2E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2e50; }
.text { color: #4e2e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 46 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2e50, #502e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4E2E50?: #4E2E50 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2E50?: The RGB value is 78, 46, 80: 78 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2E50?: The complementary color is #30502E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.