What color is #49324F?

#49324F 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 #49324F?

The RGB value is 73, 50, 79: 73 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49324F?

The complementary color is #384F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49324F color

#49324F rgb(73, 50, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49324F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (73, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#49324F color codes

HEX	`#49324F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, 16.36, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 21.33, 320.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.299, 4.262, 7.939)`
Decimal	`4797007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49324F, 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 #49324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #49324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49324f; }
.text { color: #49324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49324f, #4f3246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #49324F?: #49324F 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 #49324F?: The RGB value is 73, 50, 79: 73 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49324F?: The complementary color is #384F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.