Colour
#492B23
- #492B23
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#492B23 is a red with RGB values 73, 43, 35 and HSL 13°, 35%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#492B23#492B23
HEX#492B23
RGBrgb(73, 43, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1686, 0.1373
RGB percentages28.6%, 16.9%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(12.6, 35.2%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 52.1%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 52.1%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,795,171
CSS custom property--colour: #492B23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B6D4DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#234149
Analogous#49232E, #493E23
Triadic#23492B, #2B2349
Split complementary#23493E, #232E49
Tetradic#2E4923, #234149, #3E2349
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G43
B35
Red73 (28.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue12.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.19%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2B · B 23
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