What color is #493942?

#493942 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 #493942?

The RGB value is 73, 57, 66: 73 red, 57 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493942?

The complementary color is #394940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493942 color

#493942 rgb(73, 57, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493942 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.4% green and 25.9% blue (73, 57, 66).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#493942 color codes

HEX	`#493942`
RGB	`rgb(73, 57, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, 8.84, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 9.29, 342.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.194, 4.736, 5.794)`
Decimal	`4798786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493942, 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 #493942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #493942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493942; }
.text { color: #493942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 57 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493942, #49393a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493942?: #493942 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 #493942?: The RGB value is 73, 57, 66: 73 red, 57 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493942?: The complementary color is #394940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.