What color is #49343A?

#49343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49343A?

The RGB value is 73, 52, 58: 73 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49343A?

The complementary color is #344943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49343A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49343A color

#49343A rgb(73, 52, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49343A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 20.4% green and 22.7% blue (73, 52, 58).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#49343A color codes

HEX	`#49343A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 52, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 20.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 10.53, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 10.53, 359.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.739, 4.178, 4.559)`
Decimal	`4797498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49343A, 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 #49343A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49343A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #49343A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49343a; }
.text { color: #49343a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49343a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 52 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49343a, #493834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #49343A?: #49343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49343A?: The RGB value is 73, 52, 58: 73 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49343A?: The complementary color is #344943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49343A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.