What color is #49293F?

#49293F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49293F?

The RGB value is 73, 41, 63: 73 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49293F?

The complementary color is #294933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49293F color

#49293F rgb(73, 41, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49293F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (73, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#49293F color codes

HEX	`#49293F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.44, 18.68, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.44, 20.17, 337.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.438, 3.361, 5.117)`
Decimal	`4794687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49293F, 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 #49293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #49293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49293f; }
.text { color: #49293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49293f, #49292f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49293F?: #49293F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49293F?: The RGB value is 73, 41, 63: 73 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49293F?: The complementary color is #294933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.