What color is #494152?

#494152 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 #494152?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 82: 73 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494152?

The complementary color is #4A5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494152 color

#494152 rgb(73, 65, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494152 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 32.2% blue (73, 65, 82).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#494152 color codes

HEX	`#494152`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 7.23, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 11.51, 308.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.161, 5.806, 8.777)`
Decimal	`4800850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494152, 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 #494152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #494152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494152; }
.text { color: #494152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494152, #524152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494152?: #494152 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 #494152?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 82: 73 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494152?: The complementary color is #4A5241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.