What color is #49333C?

#49333C 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 #49333C?

The RGB value is 73, 51, 60: 73 red, 51 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49333C?

The complementary color is #334940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49333C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49333C color

#49333C rgb(73, 51, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49333C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 20% green and 23.5% blue (73, 51, 60).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#49333C color codes

HEX	`#49333C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 51, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 20%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.03, 11.57, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.03, 11.7, 351.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.747, 4.111, 4.817)`
Decimal	`4797244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49333C, 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 #49333C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49333C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #49333C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49333c; }
.text { color: #49333c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49333c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 51 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49333c, #493533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49333C?: #49333C 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 #49333C?: The RGB value is 73, 51, 60: 73 red, 51 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49333C?: The complementary color is #334940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49333C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.