What color is #494134?

#494134 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494134?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 52: 73 red, 65 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494134?

The complementary color is #343C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494134 color

#494134 rgb(73, 65, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494134 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 20.4% blue (73, 65, 52).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#494134 color codes

HEX	`#494134`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 1, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 9.25, 83.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.258, 5.445, 4.022)`
Decimal	`4800820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494134, 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 #494134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #494134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494134; }
.text { color: #494134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494134, #474934); }

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Questions

What color is #494134?: #494134 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494134?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 52: 73 red, 65 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494134?: The complementary color is #343C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.