What color is #4F304C?

#4F304C 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 #4F304C?

The RGB value is 79, 48, 76: 79 red, 48 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F304C?

The complementary color is #304F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F304C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F304C color

#4F304C rgb(79, 48, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F304C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 18.8% green and 29.8% blue (79, 48, 76).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#4F304C color codes

HEX	`#4F304C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 48, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 18.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, 19.25, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 22.4, 329.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.586, 4.298, 7.371)`
Decimal	`5189708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F304C, 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 #4F304C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F304C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #4F304C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f304c; }
.text { color: #4f304c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f304c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 48 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f304c, #4f303d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F304C?: #4F304C 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 #4F304C?: The RGB value is 79, 48, 76: 79 red, 48 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F304C?: The complementary color is #304F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F304C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.