What color is #490F2F?

#490F2F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #490F2F?

The RGB value is 73, 15, 47: 73 red, 15 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #490F2F?

The complementary color is #0F4929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #490F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#490F2F color

#490F2F rgb(73, 15, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #490F2F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 5.9% green and 18.4% blue (73, 15, 47).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#490F2F color codes

HEX	`#490F2F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 15, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 5.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 79%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.3, 30.36, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.3, 30.89, 349.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.432, 1.964, 2.887)`
Decimal	`4788015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #490F2F, 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 #490F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#490F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #490F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #490f2f; }
.text { color: #490f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #490f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 15 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #490f2f, #490f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #490F2F?: #490F2F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #490F2F?: The RGB value is 73, 15, 47: 73 red, 15 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #490F2F?: The complementary color is #0F4929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #490F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.