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Colour

#493A37

  • #493A37
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493A37 is a red with RGB values 73, 58, 55 and HSL 10°, 14%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#493A37#493A37
HEX#493A37
RGBrgb(73, 58, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.2157
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(10, 14.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 24.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 24.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,031
CSS custom property--colour: #493A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B6C5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3C37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#413E37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3839no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Black · ΔE 27Gray · ΔE 28.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374649
Analogous#49373D, #494337
Triadic#37493A, #3A3749
Split complementary#374943, #373D49
Tetradic#3D4937, #374649, #433749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B39E99
Lighter +30%#9D827C
Lighter +20%#836863
Lighter +10%#66514D
Darker −10%#2C2321
Darker −20%#0F0C0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#592F27
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B55
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)14.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B 37

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