What color is #492337?

#492337 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 #492337?

The RGB value is 73, 35, 55: 73 red, 35 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492337?

The complementary color is #234935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492337 color

#492337 rgb(73, 35, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492337 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 13.7% green and 21.6% blue (73, 35, 55).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#492337 color codes

HEX	`#492337`
RGB	`rgb(73, 35, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 13.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, 20.95, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 21.51, 346.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.038, 2.895, 3.96)`
Decimal	`4793143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492337, 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 #492337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #492337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492337; }
.text { color: #492337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 35 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492337, #492324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #492337?: #492337 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 #492337?: The RGB value is 73, 35, 55: 73 red, 35 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492337?: The complementary color is #234935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.