What color is #492B38?

#492B38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492B38?

The RGB value is 73, 43, 56: 73 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492B38?

The complementary color is #2B493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492B38 color

#492B38 rgb(73, 43, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #492B38 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 16.9% green and 22% blue (73, 43, 56).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#492B38 color codes

HEX	`#492B38`
RGB	`rgb(73, 43, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 16.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, 16.06, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 16.24, 351.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.325, 3.43, 4.175)`
Decimal	`4795192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492B38, 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 #492B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #492B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492b38; }
.text { color: #492b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 43 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492b38, #492d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #492B38?: #492B38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492B38?: The RGB value is 73, 43, 56: 73 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492B38?: The complementary color is #2B493C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.