What color is #493A3E?

#493A3E 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 #493A3E?

The RGB value is 73, 58, 62: 73 red, 58 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493A3E?

The complementary color is #3A4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493A3E color

#493A3E rgb(73, 58, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493A3E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 22.7% green and 24.3% blue (73, 58, 62).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#493A3E color codes

HEX	`#493A3E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 58, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 22.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, 7.37, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 7.37, 0.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.13, 4.791, 5.211)`
Decimal	`4799038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493A3E, 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 #493A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #493A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493a3e; }
.text { color: #493a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 58 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493a3e, #493d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #493A3E?: #493A3E 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 #493A3E?: The RGB value is 73, 58, 62: 73 red, 58 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493A3E?: The complementary color is #3A4945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.