What color is #494010?

#494010 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494010?

The RGB value is 73, 64, 16: 73 red, 64 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494010?

The complementary color is #101949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494010 color

#494010 rgb(73, 64, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494010 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.1% green and 6.3% blue (73, 64, 16).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 78% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#494010 color codes

HEX	`#494010`
RGB	`rgb(73, 64, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 78%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.08, -2.48, 29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.08, 29.47, 94.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.675, 5.121, 1.232)`
Decimal	`4800528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494010, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #494010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #494010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494010; }
.text { color: #494010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 64 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494010, #354910); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494010?: #494010 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494010?: The RGB value is 73, 64, 16: 73 red, 64 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494010?: The complementary color is #101949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.