What color is #492701?

#492701 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 #492701?

The RGB value is 73, 39, 1: 73 red, 39 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492701?

The complementary color is #012349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492701?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492701 color

#492701 rgb(73, 39, 1)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492701 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 15.3% green and 0.4% blue (73, 39, 1).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 99% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#492701 color codes

HEX	`#492701`
RGB	`rgb(73, 39, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 15.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 99%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 99%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.52, 12.93, 27.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.52, 30.78, 65.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.479, 2.87, 0.399)`
Decimal	`4794113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492701, 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 #492701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #492701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492701; }
.text { color: #492701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 39 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492701, #474901); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #492701?: #492701 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 #492701?: The RGB value is 73, 39, 1: 73 red, 39 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492701?: The complementary color is #012349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492701?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.