What color is #492B29?

#492B29 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492B29?

The RGB value is 73, 43, 41: 73 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492B29?

The complementary color is #294749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492B29 color

#492B29 rgb(73, 43, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #492B29 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.9% green and 16.1% blue (73, 43, 41).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 44% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#492B29 color codes

HEX	`#492B29`
RGB	`rgb(73, 43, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.22, 13.64, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.22, 15.4, 27.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.012, 3.305, 2.524)`
Decimal	`4795177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492B29, 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 #492B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #492B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492b29; }
.text { color: #492b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 43 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492b29, #493b29); }

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Questions

What color is #492B29?: #492B29 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492B29?: The RGB value is 73, 43, 41: 73 red, 43 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492B29?: The complementary color is #294749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.