What color is #49374B?

#49374B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49374B?

The RGB value is 73, 55, 75: 73 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49374B?

The complementary color is #394B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49374B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49374B color

#49374B rgb(73, 55, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49374B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 21.6% green and 29.4% blue (73, 55, 75).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#49374B color codes

HEX	`#49374B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 55, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 21.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 27%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 12.13, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 15.22, 322.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.384, 4.657, 7.271)`
Decimal	`4798283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49374B, 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 #49374B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49374B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #49374B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49374b; }
.text { color: #49374b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49374b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 55 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49374b, #4b3743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49374B?: #49374B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49374B?: The RGB value is 73, 55, 75: 73 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49374B?: The complementary color is #394B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49374B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.