What color is #4F374A?

#4F374A 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 #4F374A?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 74: 79 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F374A?

The complementary color is #374F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F374A color

#4F374A rgb(79, 55, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F374A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (79, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#4F374A color codes

HEX	`#4F374A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 14.32, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 16.13, 332.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.827, 4.889, 7.114)`
Decimal	`5191498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F374A, 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 #4F374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4F374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f374a; }
.text { color: #4f374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f374a, #4f373e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F374A?: #4F374A 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 #4F374A?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 74: 79 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F374A?: The complementary color is #374F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.