What color is #493C3C?

#493C3C 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 #493C3C?

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

What is the complementary color of #493C3C?

The complementary color is #3C4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493C3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493C3C color

#493C3C rgb(73, 60, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493C3C is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#493C3C color codes

HEX	`#493C3C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 60, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 23.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 5.67, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 6.05, 20.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.179, 4.975, 4.961)`
Decimal	`4799548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493C3C, 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 #493C3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493C3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #493C3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493c3c; }
.text { color: #493c3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493c3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 60 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493c3c, #49423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #493C3C?: #493C3C 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 #493C3C?: The RGB value is 73, 60, 60: 73 red, 60 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493C3C?: The complementary color is #3C4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493C3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.