#493a48

Color #493a48

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#493a48

RGB

rgb(73, 58, 72)

HSL

hsl(304, 11.5%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304, 20.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 1.4%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(26.48, 9.48, -6.08)

LCH

lch(26.48, 11.26, 327.33)

OKLCH

oklch(37%, 0.0309, 328.21)

HWB

hwb(304, 22.7%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a493b

Analogous

#433a49

#493a48

#493a41

Triadic

#493a48

#48493a

#3a4849

Split-complementary

#493a48

#41493a

#3a4943

Tetradic

#493a48

#493b3a

#3a493b

#3a4849

Square

#493a48

#49433a

#3a493b

#3a4149

Shades

Color #493a48 mixed toward black.

#3d303c

#312730

#251d24

#181318

#0c0a0c

Tints

Color #493a48 mixed toward white.

#6c566b

#8f728d

#ab95aa

#c7b9c6

#e3dce3

Tones

Color #493a48 mixed toward gray.

#483b47

#473d46

#453e45

#443f44

#434043

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.98:1

White text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434345 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#444544 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#484242 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #493a48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493a48]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#493a48 (#493a48) is rgb(73, 58, 72) in RGB.

No, #493a48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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