What color is #4E3350?

#4E3350 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 #4E3350?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 80: 78 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3350?

The complementary color is #355033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3350 color

#4E3350 rgb(78, 51, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3350 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 31.4% blue (78, 51, 80).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#4E3350 color codes

HEX	`#4E3350`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, 17.83, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 21.98, 324.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.774, 4.567, 8.165)`
Decimal	`5124944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3350, 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 #4E3350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #4E3350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3350; }
.text { color: #4e3350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3350, #503344); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3350?: #4E3350 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 #4E3350?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 80: 78 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3350?: The complementary color is #355033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.