What color is #492F20?

#492F20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #492F20?

The RGB value is 73, 47, 32: 73 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #492F20?

The complementary color is #203A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #492F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#492F20 color

#492F20 rgb(73, 47, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #492F20 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 18.4% green and 12.5% blue (73, 47, 32).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 56% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#492F20 color codes

HEX	`#492F20`
RGB	`rgb(73, 47, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 18.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 56%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.14, 9.89, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.14, 17.49, 55.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.025, 3.554, 1.84)`
Decimal	`4796192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #492F20, 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 #492F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#492F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #492F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #492f20; }
.text { color: #492f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 47 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #492f20, #494320); }

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Questions

What color is #492F20?: #492F20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #492F20?: The RGB value is 73, 47, 32: 73 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #492F20?: The complementary color is #203A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #492F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.