What color is #49232F?

#49232F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49232F?

The RGB value is 73, 35, 47: 73 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49232F?

The complementary color is #23493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49232F color

#49232F rgb(73, 35, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #49232F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (73, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#49232F color codes

HEX	`#49232F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.33, 19.63, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.33, 19.63, 0.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.862, 2.824, 3.03)`
Decimal	`4793135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49232F, 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 #49232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #49232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49232f; }
.text { color: #49232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49232f, #492a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #49232F?: #49232F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49232F?: The RGB value is 73, 35, 47: 73 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49232F?: The complementary color is #23493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.