What color is #493940?

#493940 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493940?

The RGB value is 73, 57, 64: 73 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493940?

The complementary color is #394942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493940 color

#493940 rgb(73, 57, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493940 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (73, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#493940 color codes

HEX	`#493940`
RGB	`rgb(73, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 8.42, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 8.58, 349)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.136, 4.713, 5.489)`
Decimal	`4798784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493940, 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 #493940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #493940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493940; }
.text { color: #493940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493940, #493a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #493940?: #493940 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493940?: The RGB value is 73, 57, 64: 73 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493940?: The complementary color is #394942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.