What color is #494116?

#494116 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 #494116?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 22: 73 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494116?

The complementary color is #161E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494116 color

#494116 rgb(73, 65, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494116 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 8.6% blue (73, 65, 22).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 70% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#494116 color codes

HEX	`#494116`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 70%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.45, -2.69, 26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.45, 26.88, 95.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.783, 5.255, 1.521)`
Decimal	`4800790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494116, 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 #494116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #494116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494116; }
.text { color: #494116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494116, #374916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494116?: #494116 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 #494116?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 22: 73 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494116?: The complementary color is #161E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.