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Recognised as Colour

#493F37

  • #493F37
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#493F37 is a orange with RGB values 73, 63, 55 and HSL 27°, 14%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#493F37#493F37
HEX#493F37
RGBrgb(73, 63, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2471, 0.2157
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(26.7, 14.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 24.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 24.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,311
CSS custom property--colour: #493F37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B6C0C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424036no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#444237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dim grey · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374149
Analogous#493738, #494837
Triadic#37493F, #3F3749
Split complementary#374948, #373849
Tetradic#384937, #374149, #483749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3A599
Lighter +30%#9D8B7C
Lighter +20%#837163
Lighter +10%#66584D
Darker −10%#2C2621
Darker −20%#0F0D0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#593D27
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R73
G63
B55
Red73 (28.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)14.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3F · B 37

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