What color is #494317?

#494317 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494317?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 23: 73 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494317?

The complementary color is #171D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494317 color

#494317 rgb(73, 67, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494317 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 9% blue (73, 67, 23).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 68% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#494317 color codes

HEX	`#494317`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.1, -3.85, 26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.1, 27.19, 98.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.91, 5.493, 1.612)`
Decimal	`4801303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494317, 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 #494317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #494317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494317; }
.text { color: #494317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494317, #364917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494317?: #494317 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494317?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 23: 73 red, 67 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494317?: The complementary color is #171D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.