Information about #493317 color

#493317 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #493317 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 51, 23) — 28.6% red, 20% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 20 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #493317 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 a near neighbor of Indian Tan (#4F301F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cafe Noir (#4B3621) and Iroko (#433120).

The recipe behind #493317 is rgb(73, 51, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #493317 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #493317 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#493317 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#493317 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#493317 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3A2912

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Black

#000000

#493317 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#695337

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Grey

#808080

#493317 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#491F17

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#491723

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#493317 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
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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
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#1B174A
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#17464A
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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
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#4A1B17
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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
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#174A34
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#34174A
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#2D4A17
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#172D4A
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#34174A
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#174A1B
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#172D4A
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#4A1746
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Nearest named colors to #493317

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Brown Bramble color link
Brown Bramble

#53331E

Morocco Brown color link
Morocco Brown

#442D21

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Pullman Green color link
Pullman Green

#3B331C

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

#493317 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#493317
  • RGB73, 51, 23
  • CMYK0, 9, 20, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 51, 23)
  • HSL34°, 52%, 19%
  • HSL Precise33.6°, 52.083%, 18.824%
  • HSV34°, 68%, 29%
  • HSB34°, 68%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.200, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.200, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.200, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID493317
  • DECIMAL ID4797207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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