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#49320E Color

#49320E is rgb(73, 50, 14) in RGB, hsl(37, 68%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 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 7.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49320E
HEX#49320E
RGBrgb(73, 50, 14)
HSLhsl(37, 68%, 17%)
HSVhsv(37, 81%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 81%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.06 74.9)
LABlab(22.98% 7.84 26.11)
LCHlch(22.98% 27.26 73.29)

What #49320E 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 #49320E, 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.

#49320E Channel Values

How #49320E 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 50 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 68% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 81% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 81% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.03:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49320E 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 text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49320E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49320E; 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 #49320E

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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How #49320E 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#49320E
Protanopia#37370E
Protanomaly#3F350E
Deuteranopia#3B3B0B
Deuteranomaly#41370C
Tritanopia#4B2F2F
Tritanomaly#4A3025
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49320E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49320e: #49320E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49320E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49320e': '#49320E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.196, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_49320e">#49320E</color>
SVG fillfill="#49320E"

More Brown Colors

#49320E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49320E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49320E?

#49320E is a darkest brown — rgb(73, 50, 14) in RGB and hsl(37, 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 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #49320E?

#49320E is rgb(73, 50, 14) — red 73, green 50, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49320E?

#49320E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 81%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49320E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49320E scores 12.03:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49320E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49320E 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 29.53, which is a different colour altogether.

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