What color is #49303F?

#49303F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49303F?

The RGB value is 73, 48, 63: 73 red, 48 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49303F?

The complementary color is #30493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49303F?

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.

#49303F color

#49303F rgb(73, 48, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49303F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 18.8% green and 24.7% blue (73, 48, 63).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#49303F color codes

HEX	`#49303F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 48, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 18.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.3, 14.14, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.3, 14.94, 341.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.702, 3.889, 5.205)`
Decimal	`4796479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49303F, 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 #49303F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49303F 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 #49303F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49303f; }
.text { color: #49303f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49303f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 48 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49303f, #493032); }

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Questions

What color is #49303F?: #49303F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49303F?: The RGB value is 73, 48, 63: 73 red, 48 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49303F?: The complementary color is #30493A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49303F?: 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.