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Recognised as Colour

#493D3E

  • #493D3E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#493D3E is a red with RGB values 73, 61, 62 and HSL 355°, 9%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#493D3E#493D3E
HEX#493D3E
RGBrgb(73, 61, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2392, 0.2431
RGB percentages28.6%, 23.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(355, 9%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 16.4%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 15.1%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,799,806
CSS custom property--colour: #493D3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B6C2C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F3F3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#41413Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3C3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D4948
Analogous#493D44, #49423D
Triadic#3E493D, #3D3E49
Split complementary#3D4942, #3D4449
Tetradic#44493D, #3D4948, #423D49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1A1A3
Lighter +30%#998687
Lighter +20%#816B6D
Lighter +10%#655456
Darker −10%#2D2626
Darker −20%#110F0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2C30
Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R73
G61
B62
Red73 (28.6%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)8.96%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3D · B 3E

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