What color is #4F374E?

#4F374E 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 #4F374E?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 78: 79 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F374E?

The complementary color is #374F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F374E color

#4F374E rgb(79, 55, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F374E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (79, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#4F374E color codes

HEX	`#4F374E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.58, 15.18, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.58, 18.08, 327.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.966, 4.945, 7.846)`
Decimal	`5191502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F374E, 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 #4F374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #4F374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f374e; }
.text { color: #4f374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f374e, #4f3742); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F374E?: #4F374E 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 #4F374E?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 78: 79 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F374E?: The complementary color is #374F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.