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#492d02 color: Stirland Mud

#492d02 is rgb(73, 45, 2) in RGB and oklch(32.401% 0.06781 71.502) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

32.4%
0.068
72°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • yellow-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #492d02

#492d02 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 32.4% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 72°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.65:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirland Mud (#492b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #492d02 mixed with white

  1. 492d02
  2. 5a401e
  3. 6b5335
  4. 7c674d
  5. 8e7b64
  6. a0907d
  7. b3a595
  8. c5bbaf
  9. d8d1c9
  10. ece8e4

Darker: #492d02 mixed with black

  1. 492d02
  2. 3e2601
  3. 341f01
  4. 2a1801
  5. 201100
  6. 170b00
  7. 0e0600
  8. 060200
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #492d02 with less saturation

  1. 492d02
  2. 472e0a
  3. 452f11
  4. 433017
  5. 41301c
  6. 3f3120
  7. 3d3225
  8. 3b3229
  9. 38332c
  10. 363330

Questions about #492d02

What color is #492d02?

#492d02 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Stirland Mud. In RGB it is rgb(73, 45, 2), in HSL hsl(36.34, 94.67%, 14.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.401% 0.06781 71.502).

What colors go well with #492d02?

The complementary color of #492d02 is #173555. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #502716 and #3b3400. The triadic partners are #003e3c and #3f294d.

Is white or black text more readable on #492d02?

White text reads better on #492d02: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492d02 a warm or cool color?

#492d02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 32.4% and its chroma 0.068.