What color is #49352F?

#49352F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49352F?

The RGB value is 73, 53, 47: 73 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49352F?

The complementary color is #2F4349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49352F color

#49352F rgb(73, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49352F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (73, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#49352F color codes

HEX	`#49352F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, 7.97, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 10.8, 42.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.534, 4.168, 3.254)`
Decimal	`4797743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49352F, 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 #49352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #49352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49352f; }
.text { color: #49352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49352f, #49422f); }

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Questions

What color is #49352F?: #49352F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49352F?: The RGB value is 73, 53, 47: 73 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49352F?: The complementary color is #2F4349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.