What color is #49323D?

#49323D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49323D?

The RGB value is 73, 50, 61: 73 red, 50 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49323D?

The complementary color is #32493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49323D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49323D color

#49323D rgb(73, 50, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49323D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 19.6% green and 23.9% blue (73, 50, 61).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#49323D color codes

HEX	`#49323D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 50, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 19.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.79, 12.43, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.79, 12.73, 347.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.731, 4.035, 4.944)`
Decimal	`4796989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49323D, 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 #49323D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49323D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #49323D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49323d; }
.text { color: #49323d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49323d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 50 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49323d, #493232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49323D?: #49323D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49323D?: The RGB value is 73, 50, 61: 73 red, 50 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49323D?: The complementary color is #32493E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49323D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.