What color is #49455B?

#49455B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49455B?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 91: 73 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49455B?

The complementary color is #575B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49455B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49455B color

#49455B rgb(73, 69, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #49455B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 35.7% blue (73, 69, 91).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#49455B color codes

HEX	`#49455B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, 6.91, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 14.2, 299.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.764, 6.428, 10.78)`
Decimal	`4801883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49455B, 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 #49455B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49455B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #49455B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49455b; }
.text { color: #49455b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49455b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49455b, #54455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #49455B?: #49455B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49455B?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 91: 73 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49455B?: The complementary color is #575B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49455B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.