What color is #4F2C44?

#4F2C44 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F2C44?

The RGB value is 79, 44, 68: 79 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F2C44?

The complementary color is #2C4F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F2C44 color

#4F2C44 rgb(79, 44, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F2C44 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 17.3% green and 26.7% blue (79, 44, 68).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#4F2C44 color codes

HEX	`#4F2C44`
RGB	`rgb(79, 44, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 17.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.28, 20.14, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.28, 21.73, 337.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.169, 3.881, 5.945)`
Decimal	`5188676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F2C44, 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 #4F2C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #4F2C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2c44; }
.text { color: #4f2c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 44 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2c44, #4f2c32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F2C44?: #4F2C44 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F2C44?: The RGB value is 79, 44, 68: 79 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F2C44?: The complementary color is #2C4F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.