What color is #492A3A?

#492A3A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492A3A?

The RGB value is 73, 42, 58: 73 red, 42 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492A3A?

The complementary color is #2A4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492A3A color

#492A3A rgb(73, 42, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492A3A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.5% green and 22.7% blue (73, 42, 58).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#492A3A color codes

HEX	`#492A3A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 42, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.5, 17.07, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.5, 17.56, 346.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.339, 3.378, 4.426)`
Decimal	`4794938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492A3A, 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 #492A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #492A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492a3a; }
.text { color: #492a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 42 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492a3a, #492a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #492A3A?: #492A3A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492A3A?: The RGB value is 73, 42, 58: 73 red, 42 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492A3A?: The complementary color is #2A4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.