Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #493a44, its pure hue is 320.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.5%, and its lightness is 25.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #493a44, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090709 to #40333c.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #493a44. In RGB, it consists of 28.6% Red, 22.7% Green, and 26.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 6.8% Yellow, and 71.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 320.0°, with saturation of 11.5% and lightness of 25.7%. The decimal value for #493a44 is 4799044, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #493a44 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #493a44
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #493a44, its pure hue is 320.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.5%, and its lightness is 25.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #493a44, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #60535b to #e8e6e8.
Tones of #493a44
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #493a44, its pure hue is 320.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 11.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #493a44, which range from #424242 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #830057 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #493a44
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #493a44! For #493a44, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #493a44. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #493a44
This color, #493a44, consists of 28.6% Red, 22.7% Green, and 26.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 73, Green = 58, Blue = 68. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #493a44 is 0% Cyan, 20.5% Magenta, 6.8% Yellow, and 71.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 73 | 58 | 68 |
Octal | 111 | 72 | 104 |
Hexa | #49 | #3a | #44 |
Binary | 01001001 | 00111010 | 01000100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 20 | 6 | 71 |
Octal | 0 | 24 | 6 | 107 |
Hexa | #00 | #14 | #06 | #47 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010100 | 00000110 | 01000111 |
Analogous Colors of #493a44
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #493a44 — which has hue 320.0° — its analogous colors are located at 290.0° and 350.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493a44.
Triadic Colors of #493a44
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #493a44 — which has hue 320.0° — its triadic colors are located at 80.0° and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493a44.
Complementary Color of #493a44
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #493a44 — which has hue 320.0° — its complementary color is located at 140.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493a44.
Split Complementary Colors of #493a44
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #493a44 — which has hue 320.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 110.0° and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493a44.
Tetradic Colors of #493a44
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #493a44 — which has hue 320.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 230.0°, 320.0°, 50.0°, and 140.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #493a44.
Monochromatic Colors of #493a44
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #493a44, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #231f21 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #735168 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #493a44
We want to make getting started with #493a44 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #493a44 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #493a44 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #493a44 with other HTML elements.
#493a44 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #493a44;">The color of this text is #493a44.</span>
#493a44 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #493a44; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #493a44.</div>
#493a44 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #493a44;">This color for the shadow of this text is #493a44.</span>
#493a44 Border Color
<div style="border: #493a44 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #493a44.</div>
#493a44 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #493a44; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #493a44 on a white background.</div></div>
#493a44 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #493a44; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #493a44 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #493a44 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#493a44,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #493a44 to white.</div>
Gradient from #493a44 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#493a44,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#493a44,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #493a44 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #493a44
In addition to using #493a44 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #493a44 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #493a44, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 73, Green = 58, Blue = 68). If you need details about the color coordinates of #493a44 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #493a44 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(73, 58, 68) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #493a44; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #493a44; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #493a44; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(73, 58, 68); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#493a44") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:73, green:58, blue:68, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:73 green:58 blue:68 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(73f, 58f, 68f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(73, 58, 68); |
#493a44 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #493a44 the same way. For those with color blindness, #493a44 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #493a44 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #493a44 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #493a44 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #493a44 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #493a44 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.