Information about #492A20 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #492A20 reads as a softly balanced red and carries a shadowy depth. 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 almost identical to Hinau (#482A25). Nearby in the Register you will also find Digeridoo (#452924) and Morocco Brown (#442D21).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 42, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #492A20 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #492A20 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#492A20 color variations
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#492A20 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#492A20 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#492A20 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#492A20 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#492A20 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #492A20 color
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Nearest named colors to #492A20
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#482A25
#452924
#442D21
#4E2D21
#4C2322
#4F301F
#433120
#4F2525
#4E2728
#493028
#4A2C2A
#532620
#492A20 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#492A20
- RGB73, 42, 32
- CMYK0, 12, 16, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 42, 32)
- HSL15°, 39%, 21%
- HSL Precise14.634°, 39.048%, 20.588%
- HSV15°, 56%, 29%
- HSB15°, 56%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.165, 0.125)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.165, 0.125, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.165, 0.125)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID492A20
- DECIMAL ID4794912
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers308 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
