What color is #4E374E?

#4E374E 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 #4E374E?

The RGB value is 78, 55, 78: 78 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E374E?

The complementary color is #374E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E374E color

#4E374E rgb(78, 55, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E374E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (78, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#4E374E color codes

HEX	`#4E374E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.45, 14.79, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.45, 17.86, 325.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.883, 4.902, 7.843)`
Decimal	`5125966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E374E, 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 #4E374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4E374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e374e; }
.text { color: #4e374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e374e, #4e3743); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E374E?: #4E374E 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 #4E374E?: The RGB value is 78, 55, 78: 78 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E374E?: The complementary color is #374E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.