Information about #4E374E color

#4E374E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E374E is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 55, 78) — 30.6% red, 21.6% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 0 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4E374E presents itself as a calm, restrained magenta — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bossanova (#4C3D4E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loulou (#4C3347) and Voodoo (#533455).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 55, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4E374E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4E374E color variations

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#4E374E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4E374E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Voodoo color link
Voodoo

#533455

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Grape Royale color link
Grape Royale

#4F2D54

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E374E
  • RGB78, 55, 78
  • CMYK0, 9, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(78, 55, 78)
  • HSL300°, 17%, 26%
  • HSL Precise300°, 17.293%, 26.078%
  • HSV300°, 29%, 31%
  • HSB300°, 29%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.216, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.216, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.216, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E374E
  • DECIMAL ID5125966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01