What color is #493838?

#493838 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493838?

The RGB value is 73, 56, 56: 73 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493838?

The complementary color is #384949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493838 color

#493838 rgb(73, 56, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493838 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22% green and 22% blue (73, 56, 56).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#493838 color codes

HEX	`#493838`
RGB	`rgb(73, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.35, 7.54, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.35, 8.07, 20.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.876, 4.531, 4.358)`
Decimal	`4798520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493838, 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 #493838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #493838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493838; }
.text { color: #493838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493838, #494138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #493838?: #493838 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493838?: The RGB value is 73, 56, 56: 73 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493838?: The complementary color is #384949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.