Recognised as Colour
#493D38
- #493D38
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#493D38 is a orange with RGB values 73, 61, 56 and HSL 18°, 13%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#493D38#493D38
HEX#493D38
RGBrgb(73, 61, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2392, 0.2196
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(17.6, 13.2%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 23.3%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 23.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,800
CSS custom property--colour: #493D38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B6C2C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384449
Analogous#49383B, #494638
Triadic#38493D, #3D3849
Split complementary#384946, #383C49
Tetradic#3C4938, #384449, #463849
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G61
B56
Red73 (28.6%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue17.65°
Saturation (HSL)13.18%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3D · B 38
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