Recognised as Colour
#493A3F
- #493A3F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#493A3F is a red with RGB values 73, 58, 63 and HSL 340°, 11%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#493A3F#493A3F
HEX#493A3F
RGBrgb(73, 58, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2275, 0.2471
RGB percentages28.6%, 22.7%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(340, 11.5%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 20.5%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 13.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,039
CSS custom property--colour: #493A3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B6C5C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A4944
Analogous#493A46, #493C3A
Triadic#3F493A, #3A3F49
Split complementary#3A493C, #3A4649
Tetradic#46493A, #3A4944, #3D3A49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G58
B63
Red73 (28.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)11.45%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3A · B 3F
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