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#492000 color: Chrysophobia

#492000 is rgb(73, 32, 0) in RGB and oklch(29.686% 0.07526 53.091) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

29.7%
0.075
53°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #492000

#492000 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.09:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chrysophobia (#4a2200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #492000 mixed with white

  1. 492000
  2. 5b341a
  3. 6c4832
  4. 7e5d49
  5. 907361
  6. a2897a
  7. b4a093
  8. c7b7ad
  9. d9cec8
  10. ece6e3

Darker: #492000 mixed with black

  1. 492000
  2. 3e1a00
  3. 341500
  4. 2a0f00
  5. 200a00
  6. 170600
  7. 0e0300
  8. 060100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #492000 with less saturation

  1. 492000
  2. 472206
  3. 44230d
  4. 412512
  5. 3f2617
  6. 3c281b
  7. 39291f
  8. 362a23
  9. 332b26
  10. 302c2a

Questions about #492000

What color is #492000?

#492000 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Chrysophobia. In RGB it is rgb(73, 32, 0), in HSL hsl(26.3, 100%, 14.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.686% 0.07526 53.091).

What colors go well with #492000?

The complementary color of #492000 is #00324c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c1b1a and #3f2800. The triadic partners are #003829 and #2f244f.

Is white or black text more readable on #492000?

White text reads better on #492000: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492000 a warm or cool color?

#492000 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.075.