What color is #493E45?

#493E45 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 #493E45?

The RGB value is 73, 62, 69: 73 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493E45?

The complementary color is #3E4942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493E45 color

#493E45 rgb(73, 62, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493E45 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 24.3% green and 27.1% blue (73, 62, 69).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#493E45 color codes

HEX	`#493E45`
RGB	`rgb(73, 62, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 24.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 6.2, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 6.69, 337.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.544, 5.291, 6.358)`
Decimal	`4800069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493E45, 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 #493E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #493E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493e45; }
.text { color: #493e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 62 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493e45, #493e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #493E45?: #493E45 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 #493E45?: The RGB value is 73, 62, 69: 73 red, 62 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493E45?: The complementary color is #3E4942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.