What color is #4E304B?

#4E304B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E304B?

The RGB value is 78, 48, 75: 78 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E304B?

The complementary color is #304E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E304B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E304B color

#4E304B rgb(78, 48, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E304B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.8% green and 29.4% blue (78, 48, 75).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#4E304B color codes

HEX	`#4E304B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 48, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 18.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, 18.65, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 21.69, 329.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.469, 4.242, 7.186)`
Decimal	`5124171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E304B, 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 #4E304B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E304B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #4E304B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e304b; }
.text { color: #4e304b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e304b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 48 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e304b, #4e303c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E304B?: #4E304B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E304B?: The RGB value is 78, 48, 75: 78 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E304B?: The complementary color is #304E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E304B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.