What color is #493C39?

#493C39 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 #493C39?

The RGB value is 73, 60, 57: 73 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493C39?

The complementary color is #394649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493C39 color

#493C39 rgb(73, 60, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493C39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 23.5% green and 22.4% blue (73, 60, 57).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#493C39 color codes

HEX	`#493C39`
RGB	`rgb(73, 60, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 23.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.57, 5.1, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.57, 6.47, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.102, 4.944, 4.556)`
Decimal	`4799545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493C39, 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 #493C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #493C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493c39; }
.text { color: #493c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 60 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493c39, #494439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #493C39?: #493C39 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 #493C39?: The RGB value is 73, 60, 57: 73 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493C39?: The complementary color is #394649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.