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Colour

#493E2C

  • #493E2C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#493E2C is a orange with RGB values 73, 62, 44 and HSL 37°, 25%, 23%. 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

#493E2C#493E2C
HEX#493E2C
RGBrgb(73, 62, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2431, 0.1725
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(37.2, 24.8%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.2, 39.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 39.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,044
CSS custom property--colour: #493E2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05044WCAG 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 10.45:1
Contrast with white10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B6C1D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#433E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#45412Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4E3B39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 29.7Black · ΔE 29.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C3749
Analogous#492F2C, #46492C
Triadic#2C493E, #3E2C49
Split complementary#2C4549, #302C49
Tetradic#2C492F, #2C3749, #492C45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8A689
Lighter +30%#A58E69
Lighter +20%#897452
Lighter +10%#69593F
Darker −10%#292319
Darker −20%#090806
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#58421D
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R73
G62
B44
Red73 (28.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue37.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.79%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3E · B 2C

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