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#49300E Color

#49300E is rgb(73, 48, 14) in RGB, hsl(35, 68%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49300E
HEX#49300E
RGBrgb(73, 48, 14)
HSLhsl(35, 68%, 17%)
HSVhsv(35, 81%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.06 71)
LABlab(22.40% 9.08 25.54)
LCHlch(22.40% 27.10 70.42)

What #49300E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49300E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#49300E Channel Values

How #49300E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 48 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 68% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 81% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 81% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.26:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49300E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49300E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49300E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #49300E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49300E.

How #49300E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#49300E
Protanopia#35350E
Protanomaly#3E330E
Deuteranopia#3A3A0B
Deuteranomaly#40360C
Tritanopia#4B2D2D
Tritanomaly#4A2E24
Achromatopsia#353535

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49300E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49300e: #49300E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49300E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49300e': '#49300E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.188, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_49300e">#49300E</color>
SVG fillfill="#49300E"

More Brown Colors

#49300E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49300E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49300E?

#49300E is a darkest brown — rgb(73, 48, 14) in RGB and hsl(35, 68%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #49300E?

#49300E is rgb(73, 48, 14) — red 73, green 48, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49300E?

#49300E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49300E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49300E scores 12.26:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49300E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49300E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 29.31, which is a different colour altogether.

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