What color is #491B42?

#491B42 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #491B42?

The RGB value is 73, 27, 66: 73 red, 27 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #491B42?

The complementary color is #1B4922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #491B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#491B42 color

#491B42 rgb(73, 27, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #491B42 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 10.6% green and 25.9% blue (73, 27, 66).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 10% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#491B42 color codes

HEX	`#491B42`
RGB	`rgb(73, 27, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 10.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 10%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.34, 27.67, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.34, 31.21, 332.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.123, 2.594, 5.437)`
Decimal	`4791106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #491B42, 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 #491B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#491B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #491B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #491b42; }
.text { color: #491b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #491b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 27 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #491b42, #491b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #491B42?: #491B42 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #491B42?: The RGB value is 73, 27, 66: 73 red, 27 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #491B42?: The complementary color is #1B4922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #491B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.