What color is #493E43?

#493E43 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 #493E43?

The RGB value is 73, 62, 67: 73 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493E43?

The complementary color is #3E4944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493E43 color

#493E43 rgb(73, 62, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493E43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (73, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#493E43 color codes

HEX	`#493E43`
RGB	`rgb(73, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.48, 5.77, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.48, 5.92, 347.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.483, 5.267, 6.037)`
Decimal	`4800067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493E43, 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 #493E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #493E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493e43; }
.text { color: #493e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493e43, #493f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #493E43?: #493E43 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 #493E43?: The RGB value is 73, 62, 67: 73 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493E43?: The complementary color is #3E4944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.