#493e38

Color #493e38

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#493e38

RGB

rgb(73, 62, 56)

HSL

hsl(21.2, 13.2%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.2, 23.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 23.3%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(27.15, 3.62, 5.45)

LCH

lch(27.15, 6.54, 56.41)

OKLCH

oklch(37.3%, 0.0184, 50.51)

HWB

hwb(21.2, 22%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#384349

Analogous

#49383a

#493e38

#494738

Triadic

#493e38

#38493e

#3e3849

Split-complementary

#493e38

#384947

#383a49

Tetradic

#493e38

#434938

#384349

#3e3849

Square

#493e38

#3a4938

#384349

#473849

Shades

Color #493e38 mixed toward black.

#3d342f

#312925

#251f1c

#181513

#0c0a09

Tints

Color #493e38 mixed toward white.

#6d5d54

#917b6f

#ac9c93

#c8bdb7

#e3dedb

Tones

Color #493e38 mixed toward gray.

#483e39

#463f3b

#453f3c

#43403e

#42403f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44443a · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#45463a · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#483b3b · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 6.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #493e38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493e38]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#493e38 (#493e38) is rgb(73, 62, 56) in RGB.

No, #493e38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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