What color is #49421B?

#49421B 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 #49421B?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 27: 73 red, 66 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49421B?

The complementary color is #1B2249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49421B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49421B color

#49421B rgb(73, 66, 27)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 10.6% blue (73, 66, 27).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% 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 10.1:1).

#49421B color codes

HEX	`#49421B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, -2.89, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 24.59, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.894, 5.392, 1.82)`
Decimal	`4801051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49421B, 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 #49421B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49421B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #49421B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49421b; }
.text { color: #49421b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49421b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49421b, #39491b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #49421B?: #49421B 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 #49421B?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 27: 73 red, 66 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49421B?: The complementary color is #1B2249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49421B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.