What color is #49263C?

#49263C 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 #49263C?

The RGB value is 73, 38, 60: 73 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49263C?

The complementary color is #264933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49263C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49263C color

#49263C rgb(73, 38, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49263C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 14.9% green and 23.5% blue (73, 38, 60).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#49263C color codes

HEX	`#49263C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 38, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 14.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 20, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 21.15, 340.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.256, 3.129, 4.654)`
Decimal	`4793916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49263C, 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 #49263C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49263C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #49263C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49263c; }
.text { color: #49263c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49263c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 38 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49263c, #49262b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49263C?: #49263C 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 #49263C?: The RGB value is 73, 38, 60: 73 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49263C?: The complementary color is #264933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49263C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.