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Recognised as Colour

#493A39

  • #493A39
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493A39 is a red with RGB values 73, 58, 57 and HSL 4°, 12%, 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

#493A39#493A39
HEX#493A39
RGBrgb(73, 58, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.2235
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(3.7, 12.3%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 21.9%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 21.9%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,033
CSS custom property--colour: #493A39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B6C5C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3C39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#403F39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C383Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Black · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#394849
Analogous#493940, #494239
Triadic#39493A, #3A3949
Split complementary#394942, #394049
Tetradic#404939, #394849, #423949

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B29E9C
Lighter +30%#9B8180
Lighter +20%#826866
Lighter +10%#66514F
Darker −10%#2C2323
Darker −20%#100C0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#592C29
Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R73
G58
B57
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue3.75°
Saturation (HSL)12.31%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B 39

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