What color is #492D27?

#492D27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492D27?

The RGB value is 73, 45, 39: 73 red, 45 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492D27?

The complementary color is #274349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492D27 color

#492D27 rgb(73, 45, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492D27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 17.6% green and 15.3% blue (73, 45, 39).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 47% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#492D27 color codes

HEX	`#492D27`
RGB	`rgb(73, 45, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 17.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 47%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, 12.06, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 15.17, 37.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.052, 3.44, 2.37)`
Decimal	`4795687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492D27, 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 #492D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #492D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492d27; }
.text { color: #492d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 45 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492d27, #493e27); }

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Questions

What color is #492D27?: #492D27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492D27?: The RGB value is 73, 45, 39: 73 red, 45 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492D27?: The complementary color is #274349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.