What color is #49383F?

#49383F 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 #49383F?

The RGB value is 73, 56, 63: 73 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49383F?

The complementary color is #384942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49383F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49383F color

#49383F rgb(73, 56, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49383F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22% green and 24.7% blue (73, 56, 63).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#49383F color codes

HEX	`#49383F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 56, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, 8.88, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 9, 350.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.059, 4.604, 5.324)`
Decimal	`4798527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49383F, 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 #49383F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49383F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #49383F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49383f; }
.text { color: #49383f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49383f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 56 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49383f, #493938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #49383F?: #49383F 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 #49383F?: The RGB value is 73, 56, 63: 73 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49383F?: The complementary color is #384942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49383F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.