What color is #493A3B?

#493A3B 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 #493A3B?

The RGB value is 73, 58, 59: 73 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493A3B?

The complementary color is #3A4948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493A3B color

#493A3B rgb(73, 58, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493A3B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.7% green and 23.1% blue (73, 58, 59).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#493A3B color codes

HEX	`#493A3B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 58, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 6.78, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 7.04, 15.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.05, 4.759, 4.789)`
Decimal	`4799035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493A3B, 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 #493A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #493A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493a3b; }
.text { color: #493a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 58 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493a3b, #49413a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #493A3B?: #493A3B 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 #493A3B?: The RGB value is 73, 58, 59: 73 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493A3B?: The complementary color is #3A4948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.