What color is #492C19?

#492C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492C19?

The RGB value is 73, 44, 25: 73 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492C19?

The complementary color is #193649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492C19 color

#492C19 rgb(73, 44, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 17.3% green and 9.8% blue (73, 44, 25).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 66% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#492C19 color codes

HEX	`#492C19`
RGB	`rgb(73, 44, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 17.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 66%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, 11.14, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 20.96, 57.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.824, 3.288, 1.353)`
Decimal	`4795417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492C19, 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 #492C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #492C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492c19; }
.text { color: #492c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 44 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492c19, #494419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #492C19?: #492C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492C19?: The RGB value is 73, 44, 25: 73 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492C19?: The complementary color is #193649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.