What color is #492F46?

#492F46 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 #492F46?

The RGB value is 73, 47, 70: 73 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492F46?

The complementary color is #2F4932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492F46 color

#492F46 rgb(73, 47, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #492F46 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 18.4% green and 27.5% blue (73, 47, 70).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#492F46 color codes

HEX	`#492F46`
RGB	`rgb(73, 47, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 18.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.31, 16.26, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.31, 18.85, 329.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.87, 3.892, 6.288)`
Decimal	`4796230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492F46, 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 #492F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #492F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492f46; }
.text { color: #492f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 47 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492f46, #492f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #492F46?: #492F46 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 #492F46?: The RGB value is 73, 47, 70: 73 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492F46?: The complementary color is #2F4932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.