What color is #49193B?

#49193B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49193B?

The RGB value is 73, 25, 59: 73 red, 25 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49193B?

The complementary color is #194927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49193B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49193B color

#49193B rgb(73, 25, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49193B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 9.8% green and 23.1% blue (73, 25, 59).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#49193B color codes

HEX	`#49193B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 25, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 9.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.59, 27.45, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.59, 29.47, 338.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.885, 2.428, 4.401)`
Decimal	`4790587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49193B, 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 #49193B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49193B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #49193B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49193b; }
.text { color: #49193b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49193b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 25 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49193b, #491923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49193B?: #49193B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49193B?: The RGB value is 73, 25, 59: 73 red, 25 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49193B?: The complementary color is #194927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49193B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.