What color is #49421A?

#49421A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49421A?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 26: 73 red, 66 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49421A?

The complementary color is #1A2149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49421A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49421A color

#49421A rgb(73, 66, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #49421A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 10.2% blue (73, 66, 26).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% 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 10.11:1).

#49421A color codes

HEX	`#49421A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, -2.98, 24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 25.15, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.883, 5.388, 1.76)`
Decimal	`4801050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49421A, 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 #49421A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49421A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #49421A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49421a; }
.text { color: #49421a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49421a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49421a, #38491a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #49421A?: #49421A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49421A?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 26: 73 red, 66 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49421A?: The complementary color is #1A2149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49421A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.