What color is #492008?

#492008 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492008?

The RGB value is 73, 32, 8: 73 red, 32 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492008?

The complementary color is #083149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492008 color

#492008 rgb(73, 32, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492008 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 12.5% green and 3.1% blue (73, 32, 8).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 80% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 89% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#492008 color codes

HEX	`#492008`
RGB	`rgb(73, 32, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 12.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 80%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 89%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 89%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.77, 17.69, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.77, 29.04, 52.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.308, 2.467, 0.532)`
Decimal	`4792328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492008, 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 #492008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #492008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492008; }
.text { color: #492008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 32 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492008, #494008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #492008?: #492008 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492008?: The RGB value is 73, 32, 8: 73 red, 32 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492008?: The complementary color is #083149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.