What color is #49414E?

#49414E 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 #49414E?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 78: 73 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49414E?

The complementary color is #464E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49414E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49414E color

#49414E rgb(73, 65, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49414E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 30.6% blue (73, 65, 78).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#49414E color codes

HEX	`#49414E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 6.27, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 9.09, 313.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.013, 5.747, 7.999)`
Decimal	`4800846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49414E, 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 #49414E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49414E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #49414E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49414e; }
.text { color: #49414e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49414e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49414e, #4e414d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49414E?: #49414E 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 #49414E?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 78: 73 red, 65 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49414E?: The complementary color is #464E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49414E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.