What color is #4F3D50?

#4F3D50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3D50?

The RGB value is 79, 61, 80: 79 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3D50?

The complementary color is #3E503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3D50 color

#4F3D50 rgb(79, 61, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4F3D50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (79, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#4F3D50 color codes

HEX	`#4F3D50`
RGB	`rgb(79, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.32, 11.73, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.32, 14.48, 324.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.341, 5.579, 8.331)`
Decimal	`5193040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3D50, 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 #4F3D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #4F3D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3d50; }
.text { color: #4f3d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3d50, #503d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F3D50?: #4F3D50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3D50?: The RGB value is 79, 61, 80: 79 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3D50?: The complementary color is #3E503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.