What color is #492D40?

#492D40 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492D40?

The RGB value is 73, 45, 64: 73 red, 45 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492D40?

The complementary color is #2D4936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492D40 color

#492D40 rgb(73, 45, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492D40 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 17.6% green and 25.1% blue (73, 45, 64).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#492D40 color codes

HEX	`#492D40`
RGB	`rgb(73, 45, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 17.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.53, 16.3, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.53, 17.61, 337.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.611, 3.664, 5.314)`
Decimal	`4795712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492D40, 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 #492D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #492D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492d40; }
.text { color: #492d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 45 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492d40, #492d32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #492D40?: #492D40 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492D40?: The RGB value is 73, 45, 64: 73 red, 45 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492D40?: The complementary color is #2D4936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.