What color is #4E384E?

#4E384E 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 #4E384E?

The RGB value is 78, 56, 78: 78 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E384E?

The complementary color is #384E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E384E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E384E color

#4E384E rgb(78, 56, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E384E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 22% green and 30.6% blue (78, 56, 78).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#4E384E color codes

HEX	`#4E384E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 56, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 22%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, 14.14, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 17.09, 325.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.931, 4.998, 7.859)`
Decimal	`5126222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E384E, 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 #4E384E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E384E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #4E384E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e384e; }
.text { color: #4e384e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e384e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 56 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e384e, #4e3843); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E384E?: #4E384E 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 #4E384E?: The RGB value is 78, 56, 78: 78 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E384E?: The complementary color is #384E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E384E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.