Recognised as Colour
#493C38
- #493C38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#493C38 is a red with RGB values 73, 60, 56 and HSL 14°, 13%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#493C38#493C38
HEX#493C38
RGBrgb(73, 60, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2353, 0.2196
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(14.1, 13.2%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 23.3%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 23.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,544
CSS custom property--colour: #493C38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B6C3C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384549
Analogous#49383D, #494538
Triadic#38493C, #3C3849
Split complementary#384945, #383D49
Tetradic#3D4938, #384549, #453849
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G60
B56
Red73 (28.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue14.12°
Saturation (HSL)13.18%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3C · B 38
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