What color is #493A25?

#493A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493A25?

The RGB value is 73, 58, 37: 73 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493A25?

The complementary color is #253449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493A25 color

#493A25 rgb(73, 58, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #493A25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.7% green and 14.5% blue (73, 58, 37).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#493A25 color codes

HEX	`#493A25`
RGB	`rgb(73, 58, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 3.3, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 15.88, 78.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.595, 4.576, 2.391)`
Decimal	`4799013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493A25, 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 #493A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #493A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493a25; }
.text { color: #493a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 58 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493a25, #464925); }

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Questions

What color is #493A25?: #493A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493A25?: The RGB value is 73, 58, 37: 73 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493A25?: The complementary color is #253449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.