What color is #4F334E?

#4F334E 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 #4F334E?

The RGB value is 79, 51, 78: 79 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F334E?

The complementary color is #334F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F334E color

#4F334E rgb(79, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F334E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (79, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#4F334E color codes

HEX	`#4F334E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, 17.77, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 21.14, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.783, 4.58, 7.786)`
Decimal	`5190478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F334E, 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 #4F334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4F334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f334e; }
.text { color: #4f334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f334e, #4f3340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F334E?: #4F334E 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 #4F334E?: The RGB value is 79, 51, 78: 79 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F334E?: The complementary color is #334F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.