What color is #49313D?

#49313D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49313D?

The RGB value is 73, 49, 61: 73 red, 49 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49313D?

The complementary color is #31493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49313D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49313D color

#49313D rgb(73, 49, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #49313D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 19.2% green and 23.9% blue (73, 49, 61).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#49313D color codes

HEX	`#49313D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 49, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 19.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 13.08, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 13.46, 346.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.688, 3.95, 4.929)`
Decimal	`4796733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49313D, 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 #49313D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49313D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #49313D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49313d; }
.text { color: #49313d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49313d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 49 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49313d, #493131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49313D?: #49313D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49313D?: The RGB value is 73, 49, 61: 73 red, 49 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49313D?: The complementary color is #31493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49313D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.