What color is #4F354E?

#4F354E 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 #4F354E?

The RGB value is 79, 53, 78: 79 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F354E?

The complementary color is #354F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F354E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F354E color

#4F354E rgb(79, 53, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F354E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 20.8% green and 30.6% blue (79, 53, 78).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#4F354E color codes

HEX	`#4F354E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 53, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 20.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 16.48, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 19.61, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.873, 4.759, 7.815)`
Decimal	`5190990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F354E, 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 #4F354E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F354E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4F354E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f354e; }
.text { color: #4f354e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f354e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 53 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f354e, #4f3541); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F354E?: #4F354E 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 #4F354E?: The RGB value is 79, 53, 78: 79 red, 53 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F354E?: The complementary color is #354F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F354E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.