What color is #4E3B51?

#4E3B51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3B51?

The RGB value is 78, 59, 81: 78 red, 59 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3B51?

The complementary color is #3E513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3B51 color

#4E3B51 rgb(78, 59, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E3B51 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.1% green and 31.8% blue (78, 59, 81).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#4E3B51 color codes

HEX	`#4E3B51`
RGB	`rgb(78, 59, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 27%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, 12.87, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 16.37, 321.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.191, 5.342, 8.488)`
Decimal	`5126993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3B51, 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 #4E3B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #4E3B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3b51; }
.text { color: #4e3b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 59 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3b51, #513b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E3B51?: #4E3B51 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3B51?: The RGB value is 78, 59, 81: 78 red, 59 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3B51?: The complementary color is #3E513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.