Information about #492500 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #492500 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 37, 0) — 28.6% red, 14.5% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 29 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #492500 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Autumn Depression (#3E290A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Tangelo (#592100) and Cioccolato (#55280C).

The recipe behind #492500 is rgb(73, 37, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #492500 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#492500 color variations

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#492500 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #492500

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#492500
  • RGB73, 37, 0
  • CMYK0, 14, 29, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 37, 0)
  • HSL30°, 100%, 14%
  • HSL Precise30.411°, 100%, 14.314%
  • HSV30°, 100%, 29%
  • HSB30°, 100%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.145, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.145, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.145, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID492500
  • DECIMAL ID4793600
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01