What color is #49253C?

#49253C 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 #49253C?

The RGB value is 73, 37, 60: 73 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49253C?

The complementary color is #254932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49253C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49253C color

#49253C rgb(73, 37, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49253C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 14.5% green and 23.5% blue (73, 37, 60).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#49253C color codes

HEX	`#49253C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 37, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 14.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.31, 20.62, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.31, 21.87, 340.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.225, 3.066, 4.643)`
Decimal	`4793660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49253C, 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 #49253C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49253C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #49253C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49253c; }
.text { color: #49253c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49253c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 37 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49253c, #49252a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49253C?: #49253C 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 #49253C?: The RGB value is 73, 37, 60: 73 red, 37 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49253C?: The complementary color is #254932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49253C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.