#493A24

A dark, moderate orange closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #493A24

When working with digital screens, the color #493A24 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 58 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 21% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 35.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#493A24
RGB73, 58, 36
HSL35.7°, 33.9%, 21.4%
CMYK0%, 21%, 51%, 71%
HSV35.7°, 50.7%, 28.6%
LAB25.5, 3.2, 16.1
XYZ4.6, 4.6, 2.3
Decimal4799012

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #493A24; }
.text-color { color: #493A24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #493A24; }

Similar Colors

Dimgray
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