What color is #49394B?

#49394B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49394B?

The RGB value is 73, 57, 75: 73 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49394B?

The complementary color is #3B4B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49394B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49394B color

#49394B rgb(73, 57, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #49394B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.4% green and 29.4% blue (73, 57, 75).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#49394B color codes

HEX	`#49394B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 57, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, 10.82, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 13.65, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.481, 4.851, 7.303)`
Decimal	`4798795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49394B, 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 #49394B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49394B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #49394B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49394b; }
.text { color: #49394b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49394b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 57 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49394b, #4b3944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49394B?: #49394B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49394B?: The RGB value is 73, 57, 75: 73 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49394B?: The complementary color is #3B4B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49394B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.