Recognised as Colour

#493C27

#493C27
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#493C27 is a orange with RGB values 73, 60, 39 and HSL 37°, 30%, 22%. 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

#493C27#493C27

HEX#493C27

RGBrgb(73, 60, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2353, 0.1529

RGB percentages28.6%, 23.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(37.1, 30.4%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 46.6%, 28.6%)

CMYK0%, 17.8%, 46.6%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,799,527

CSS custom property--colour: #493C27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.72:1

Contrast with white10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#B6C3D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413C25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#453F28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4E3837no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24 Black · ΔE 30.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.7 Gray · ΔE 31.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#273449

Analogous#492B27, #454927

Triadic#27493C, #3C2749

Split complementary#274549, #2B2749

Tetradic#27492B, #273449, #492745

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBA581

Lighter +30%#AA8D5F

Lighter +20%#8B734B

Lighter +10%#6A5739

Darker −10%#282115

Darker −20%#070503

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#573F19

Less saturated −25%#3B3935

Channel breakdown

R73

G60

B39

Red73 (28.6%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue37.06°

Saturation (HSL)30.36%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 49 · G 3C · B 27

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