What color is #492B49?

#492B49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492B49?

The RGB value is 73, 43, 73: 73 red, 43 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492B49?

The complementary color is #2B492B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492B49 color

#492B49 rgb(73, 43, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492B49 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.9% green and 28.6% blue (73, 43, 73).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#492B49 color codes

HEX	`#492B49`
RGB	`rgb(73, 43, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.39, 19.51, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.39, 23.42, 326.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.814, 3.625, 6.748)`
Decimal	`4795209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492B49, 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 #492B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #492B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492b49; }
.text { color: #492b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 43 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492b49, #492b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #492B49?: #492B49 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492B49?: The RGB value is 73, 43, 73: 73 red, 43 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492B49?: The complementary color is #2B492B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.