What color is #49422A?

#49422A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49422A?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 42: 73 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49422A?

The complementary color is #2A3149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49422A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49422A color

#49422A rgb(73, 66, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #49422A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 16.5% blue (73, 66, 42).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#49422A color codes

HEX	`#49422A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 42%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.06, -1.16, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.06, 15.75, 94.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.114, 5.48, 2.978)`
Decimal	`4801066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49422A, 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 #49422A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49422A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #49422A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49422a; }
.text { color: #49422a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49422a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49422a, #40492a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #49422A?: #49422A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49422A?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 42: 73 red, 66 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49422A?: The complementary color is #2A3149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49422A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.