What color is #493D50?

#493D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493D50?

The RGB value is 73, 61, 80: 73 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493D50?

The complementary color is #44503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493D50 color

#493D50 rgb(73, 61, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #493D50 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (73, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Call It a Night (#42364C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#493D50 color codes

HEX	`#493D50`
RGB	`rgb(73, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.66, 9.37, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.66, 13.37, 314.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.864, 5.333, 8.308)`
Decimal	`4799824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493D50, 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 #493D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #493D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493d50; }
.text { color: #493d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493d50, #503d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493D50?: #493D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Call It a Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493D50?: The RGB value is 73, 61, 80: 73 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493D50?: The complementary color is #44503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.