What color is #4F3752?

#4F3752 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 #4F3752?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 82: 79 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3752?

The complementary color is #3A5237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3752 color

#4F3752 rgb(79, 55, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3752 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 32.2% blue (79, 55, 82).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#4F3752 color codes

HEX	`#4F3752`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, 16.08, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 20.18, 322.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.113, 5.004, 8.625)`
Decimal	`5191506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3752, 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 #4F3752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #4F3752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3752; }
.text { color: #4f3752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3752, #523748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F3752?: #4F3752 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 #4F3752?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 82: 79 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3752?: The complementary color is #3A5237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.