What color is #4F374D?

#4F374D 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 #4F374D?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 77: 79 red, 55 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F374D?

The complementary color is #374F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F374D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F374D color

#4F374D rgb(79, 55, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F374D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 30.2% blue (79, 55, 77).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#4F374D color codes

HEX	`#4F374D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, 14.96, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 17.58, 328.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 4.931, 7.659)`
Decimal	`5191501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F374D, 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 #4F374D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F374D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4F374D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f374d; }
.text { color: #4f374d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f374d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f374d, #4f3741); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F374D?: #4F374D 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 #4F374D?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 77: 79 red, 55 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F374D?: The complementary color is #374F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F374D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.