What color is #492A23?

#492A23 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492A23?

The RGB value is 73, 42, 35: 73 red, 42 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492A23?

The complementary color is #234249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492A23 color

#492A23 rgb(73, 42, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492A23 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.5% green and 13.7% blue (73, 42, 35).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 52% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Couch (#4E2A20), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#492A23 color codes

HEX	`#492A23`
RGB	`rgb(73, 42, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, 13.51, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 17.21, 38.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.879, 3.194, 2.002)`
Decimal	`4794915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492A23, 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 #492A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #492A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492a23; }
.text { color: #492a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 42 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492a23, #493d23); }

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Questions

What color is #492A23?: #492A23 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492A23?: The RGB value is 73, 42, 35: 73 red, 42 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492A23?: The complementary color is #234249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.