What color is #4F384A?

#4F384A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F384A?

The RGB value is 79, 56, 74: 79 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F384A?

The complementary color is #384F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F384A color

#4F384A rgb(79, 56, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F384A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22% green and 29% blue (79, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#4F384A color codes

HEX	`#4F384A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, 13.67, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 15.36, 332.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.875, 4.985, 7.13)`
Decimal	`5191754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F384A, 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 #4F384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #4F384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f384a; }
.text { color: #4f384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f384a, #4f383f); }

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Questions

What color is #4F384A?: #4F384A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F384A?: The RGB value is 79, 56, 74: 79 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F384A?: The complementary color is #384F3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.