Information about #493B2B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #493B2B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(73, 59, 43) (28.6% red, 23.1% green, 16.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 12 / 71 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced orange, #493B2B 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 practically indistinguishable from English Walnut (#473B2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flirtatious Indigo Tea (#473F2D) and Suburban (#48402C).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 59, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #493B2B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#493B2B color variations

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

#493B2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#493B2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Very Brown

#1D1711
#0E0B08

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Black

#000000

#493B2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#493B2B 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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#493B2B 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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#2C2B4A
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#2B494A
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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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#4A2C2B
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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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#2B4A3C
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#3C2B4A
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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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#3A4A2B
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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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#2B4A2C
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#4A2B49
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Nearest named colors to #493B2B

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

English Walnut color link
English Walnut

#473B2F

Flirtatious Indigo Tea color link
Flirtatious Indigo Tea

#473F2D

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Woodburn color link
Woodburn

#463629

Simmered Seaweed color link
Simmered Seaweed

#4C3D30

Dark Rum color link
Dark Rum

#45362B

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Tobago color link
Tobago

#44362D

Teak Stain color link
Teak Stain

#4E3529

#493B2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#493B2B
  • RGB73, 59, 43
  • CMYK0, 5, 12, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 59, 43)
  • HSL32°, 26%, 23%
  • HSL Precise32°, 25.862%, 22.745%
  • HSV32°, 41%, 29%
  • HSB32°, 41%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.231, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.231, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.231, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID493B2B
  • DECIMAL ID4799275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers316 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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