What color is #4E4350?

#4E4350 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4350?

The RGB value is 78, 67, 80: 78 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4350?

The complementary color is #455043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4350 color

#4E4350 rgb(78, 67, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4350 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (78, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#4E4350 color codes

HEX	`#4E4350`
RGB	`rgb(78, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.94, 7.44, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.94, 9.6, 320.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.597, 6.213, 8.44)`
Decimal	`5129040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4350, 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 #4E4350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4E4350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4350; }
.text { color: #4e4350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4350, #50434b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E4350?: #4E4350 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4350?: The RGB value is 78, 67, 80: 78 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4350?: The complementary color is #455043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.