What color is #493511?

#493511 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493511?

The RGB value is 73, 53, 17: 73 red, 53 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493511?

The complementary color is #112549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493511 color

#493511 rgb(73, 53, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #493511 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 20.8% green and 6.7% blue (73, 53, 17).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 62% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 77% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#493511 color codes

HEX	`#493511`
RGB	`rgb(73, 53, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 20.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 62%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 77%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, 4.62, 25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 25.79, 79.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.122, 4.003, 1.086)`
Decimal	`4797713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493511, 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 #493511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #493511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493511; }
.text { color: #493511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 53 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493511, #414911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #493511?: #493511 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493511?: The RGB value is 73, 53, 17: 73 red, 53 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493511?: The complementary color is #112549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.