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Recognised as Colour

#493E2E

  • #493E2E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#493E2E is a orange with RGB values 73, 62, 46 and HSL 36°, 23%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#493E2E#493E2E
HEX#493E2E
RGBrgb(73, 62, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2431, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(35.6, 22.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.6, 37%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 37%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,046
CSS custom property--colour: #493E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#B6C1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#423E2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#45412Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4D3B3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Gray · ΔE 29.2Black · ΔE 29.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E3949
Analogous#49302E, #47492E
Triadic#2E493E, #3E2E49
Split complementary#2E4649, #312E49
Tetradic#2E4931, #2E3949, #492E46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7A58C
Lighter +30%#A38D6D
Lighter +20%#887355
Lighter +10%#685942
Darker −10%#2A231A
Darker −20%#0A0907
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#58411F
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R73
G62
B46
Red73 (28.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue35.56°
Saturation (HSL)22.69%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3E · B 2E

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