What color is #492137?

#492137 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492137?

The RGB value is 73, 33, 55: 73 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492137?

The complementary color is #214933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492137 color

#492137 rgb(73, 33, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492137 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 12.9% green and 21.6% blue (73, 33, 55).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 38% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#492137 color codes

HEX	`#492137`
RGB	`rgb(73, 33, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 12.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 38%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 55%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, 22.17, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 22.86, 345.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.981, 2.78, 3.941)`
Decimal	`4792631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492137, 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 #492137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #492137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492137; }
.text { color: #492137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 33 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492137, #492123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #492137?: #492137 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492137?: The RGB value is 73, 33, 55: 73 red, 33 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492137?: The complementary color is #214933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.