What color is #494231?

#494231 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494231?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 49: 73 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494231?

The complementary color is #313849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494231 color

#494231 rgb(73, 66, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494231 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 19.2% blue (73, 66, 49).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#494231 color codes

HEX	`#494231`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.21, -0.13, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.21, 11.46, 90.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.25, 5.535, 3.697)`
Decimal	`4801073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494231, 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 #494231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #494231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494231; }
.text { color: #494231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494231, #444931); }

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Questions

What color is #494231?: #494231 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494231?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 49: 73 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494231?: The complementary color is #313849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.