#493949

Color #493949

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#493949

RGB

rgb(73, 57, 73)

HSL

hsl(300, 12.3%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 21.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(26.23, 10.36, -7.12)

LCH

lch(26.23, 12.57, 325.5)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.0344, 326.26)

HWB

hwb(300, 22.4%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#394939

Analogous

#413949

#493949

#493941

Triadic

#493949

#494939

#394949

Split-complementary

#493949

#414939

#394941

Tetradic

#493949

#493939

#394939

#394949

Square

#493949

#494139

#394939

#394149

Shades

Color #493949 mixed toward black.

#3d303d

#312631

#251d25

#181318

#0c0a0c

Tints

Color #493949 mixed toward white.

#6d556d

#907190

#ac94ac

#c7b8c7

#e3dbe3

Tones

Color #493949 mixed toward gray.

#483a48

#463c46

#453d45

#443e44

#424042

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.96:1

White text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434246 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#444545 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#484342 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493949;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493949]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#493949 (#493949) is rgb(73, 57, 73) in RGB.

No, #493949 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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