What color is #494137?

#494137 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 #494137?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 55: 73 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494137?

The complementary color is #373F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494137 color

#494137 rgb(73, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494137 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (73, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#494137 color codes

HEX	`#494137`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.04, 1.52, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.04, 7.51, 78.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.328, 5.473, 4.389)`
Decimal	`4800823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494137, 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 #494137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #494137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494137; }
.text { color: #494137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494137, #484937); }

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Questions

What color is #494137?: #494137 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 #494137?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 55: 73 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494137?: The complementary color is #373F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.