What color is #493B47?

#493B47 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493B47?

The RGB value is 73, 59, 71: 73 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493B47?

The complementary color is #3B493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493B47 color

#493B47 rgb(73, 59, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493B47 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 23.1% green and 27.8% blue (73, 59, 71).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#493B47 color codes

HEX	`#493B47`
RGB	`rgb(73, 59, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 23.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.73, 8.6, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.73, 9.96, 329.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.449, 4.999, 6.638)`
Decimal	`4799303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493B47, 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 #493B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #493B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493b47; }
.text { color: #493b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 59 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493b47, #493b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493B47?: #493B47 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493B47?: The RGB value is 73, 59, 71: 73 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493B47?: The complementary color is #3B493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.