What color is #49433C?

#49433C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49433C?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 60: 73 red, 67 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49433C?

The complementary color is #3C4249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49433C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49433C color

#49433C rgb(73, 67, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49433C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 23.5% blue (73, 67, 60).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#49433C color codes

HEX	`#49433C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 1.15, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 5.3, 77.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.57, 5.757, 5.092)`
Decimal	`4801340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49433C, 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 #49433C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49433C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #49433C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49433c; }
.text { color: #49433c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49433c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49433c, #48493c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49433C?: #49433C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49433C?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 60: 73 red, 67 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49433C?: The complementary color is #3C4249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49433C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.