What color is #493715?

#493715 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 #493715?

The RGB value is 73, 55, 21: 73 red, 55 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493715?

The complementary color is #152749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493715?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493715 color

#493715 rgb(73, 55, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #493715 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 21.6% green and 8.2% blue (73, 55, 21).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 71% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#493715 color codes

HEX	`#493715`
RGB	`rgb(73, 55, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 21.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 71%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.33, 3.61, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.33, 24.14, 81.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.249, 4.203, 1.297)`
Decimal	`4798229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493715, 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 #493715	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493715 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #493715 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493715; }
.text { color: #493715; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493715; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 55 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493715, #414915); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #493715?: #493715 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 #493715?: The RGB value is 73, 55, 21: 73 red, 55 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493715?: The complementary color is #152749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493715?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.