#493f48

Color #493f48

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#493f48

RGB

rgb(73, 63, 72)

HSL

hsl(306, 7.4%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306, 13.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 1.4%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(27.95, 6.2, -3.88)

LCH

lch(27.95, 7.31, 327.96)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.0201, 329.23)

HWB

hwb(306, 24.7%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f4940

Analogous

#453f49

#493f48

#493f43

Triadic

#493f48

#48493f

#3f4849

Split-complementary

#493f48

#43493f

#3f4945

Tetradic

#493f48

#49403f

#3f4940

#3f4849

Square

#493f48

#49453f

#3f4940

#3f4349

Shades

Color #493f48 mixed toward black.

#3d353c

#312a30

#252024

#181518

#0c0b0c

Tints

Color #493f48 mixed toward white.

#6b5c69

#8c798a

#a89ba7

#c5bcc4

#e2dee2

Tones

Color #493f48 mixed toward gray.

#484047

#474147

#474246

#464245

#454345

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454546 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#454645 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#494444 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493f48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493f48]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#493f48 (#493f48) is rgb(73, 63, 72) in RGB.

No, #493f48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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