What color is #492D39?

#492D39 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492D39?

The RGB value is 73, 45, 57: 73 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492D39?

The complementary color is #2D493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492D39 color

#492D39 rgb(73, 45, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #492D39 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 17.6% green and 22.4% blue (73, 45, 57).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#492D39 color codes

HEX	`#492D39`
RGB	`rgb(73, 45, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 17.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.26, 14.94, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.26, 15.11, 351.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.425, 3.589, 4.33)`
Decimal	`4795705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492D39, 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 #492D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #492D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492d39; }
.text { color: #492d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 45 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492d39, #492f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #492D39?: #492D39 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492D39?: The RGB value is 73, 45, 57: 73 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492D39?: The complementary color is #2D493D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.