What color is #491934?

#491934 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491934?

The RGB value is 73, 25, 52: 73 red, 25 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491934?

The complementary color is #19492E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491934 color

#491934 rgb(73, 25, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491934 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 9.8% green and 20.4% blue (73, 25, 52).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 29% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#491934 color codes

HEX	`#491934`
RGB	`rgb(73, 25, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 9.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 29%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, 26.27, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 27.01, 346.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.715, 2.36, 3.508)`
Decimal	`4790580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491934, 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 #491934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #491934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491934; }
.text { color: #491934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 25 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491934, #49191c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #491934?: #491934 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491934?: The RGB value is 73, 25, 52: 73 red, 25 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491934?: The complementary color is #19492E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.