What color is #493F51?

#493F51 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493F51?

The RGB value is 73, 63, 81: 73 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493F51?

The complementary color is #47513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493F51 color

#493F51 rgb(73, 63, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493F51 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 24.7% green and 31.8% blue (73, 63, 81).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#493F51 color codes

HEX	`#493F51`
RGB	`rgb(73, 63, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 24.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 22%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.29, 8.3, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.29, 12.43, 311.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.01, 5.566, 8.541)`
Decimal	`4800337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493F51, 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 #493F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #493F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493f51; }
.text { color: #493f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 63 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493f51, #513f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493F51?: #493F51 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493F51?: The RGB value is 73, 63, 81: 73 red, 63 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493F51?: The complementary color is #47513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.