What color is #49351A?

#49351A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49351A?

The RGB value is 73, 53, 26: 73 red, 53 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49351A?

The complementary color is #1A2E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49351A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49351A color

#49351A rgb(73, 53, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #49351A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 20.8% green and 10.2% blue (73, 53, 26).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 64% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#49351A color codes

HEX	`#49351A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 53, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 20.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 64%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 5.34, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 20.99, 75.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.207, 4.038, 1.535)`
Decimal	`4797722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49351A, 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 #49351A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49351A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #49351A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49351a; }
.text { color: #49351a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49351a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 53 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49351a, #45491a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #49351A?: #49351A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49351A?: The RGB value is 73, 53, 26: 73 red, 53 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49351A?: The complementary color is #1A2E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49351A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.