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Recognised as Colour

#493C24

  • #493C24
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493C24 is a orange with RGB values 73, 60, 36 and HSL 39°, 34%, 21%. 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

#493C24#493C24
HEX#493C24
RGBrgb(73, 60, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2353, 0.1412
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.5%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(38.9, 33.9%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.9, 50.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 50.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,524
CSS custom property--colour: #493C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B6C3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#423C22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#453F25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E3836no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 31.2Gray · ΔE 32.3Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#243149
Analogous#492924, #444924
Triadic#24493C, #3C2449
Split complementary#244349, #2A2449
Tetradic#244929, #243149, #492443

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEA67B
Lighter +30%#AD9059
Lighter +20%#8D7446
Lighter +10%#6B5835
Darker −10%#272013
Darker −20%#050402
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#574016
Less saturated −25%#3B3832

Channel breakdown

R73
G60
B36
Red73 (28.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue38.92°
Saturation (HSL)33.94%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3C · B 24

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