What color is #493E44?

#493E44 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 #493E44?

The RGB value is 73, 62, 68: 73 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493E44?

The complementary color is #3E4943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493E44 color

#493E44 rgb(73, 62, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493E44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 24.3% green and 26.7% blue (73, 62, 68).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#493E44 color codes

HEX	`#493E44`
RGB	`rgb(73, 62, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 24.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.52, 5.99, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.52, 6.28, 342.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.514, 5.279, 6.196)`
Decimal	`4800068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493E44, 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 #493E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #493E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493e44; }
.text { color: #493e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 62 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493e44, #493e3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #493E44?: #493E44 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 #493E44?: The RGB value is 73, 62, 68: 73 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493E44?: The complementary color is #3E4943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.