Information about #494031 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#494031 presents itself as a softly toned amber-leaning orange — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Brown (#493F2F). Slightly further away sit Dark Lava (#483C32) and Simmered Seaweed (#4C3D30).
The recipe behind #494031 is rgb(73, 64, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494031: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. 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.
#494031 color variations
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#494031 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494031 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494031 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494031 color hues
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#494031 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 #494031 color
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Nearest named colors to #494031
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#493F2F
#483C32
#4C3D30
#473F2D
#48402C
#473B2F
#48412B
#4A4237
#45402B
#4F4037
#454139
#51412D
#494031 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494031
- RGB73, 64, 49
- CMYK0, 4, 9, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 64, 49)
- HSL38°, 20%, 24%
- HSL Precise37.5°, 19.672%, 23.922%
- HSV38°, 33%, 29%
- HSB38°, 33%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.251, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.251, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.251, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID494031
- DECIMAL ID4800561
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



