What color is #49432E?

#49432E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49432E?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 46: 73 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49432E?

The complementary color is #2E3449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49432E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49432E color

#49432E rgb(73, 67, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #49432E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 18% blue (73, 67, 46).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#49432E color codes

HEX	`#49432E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -1.22, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 13.76, 95.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.248, 5.628, 3.394)`
Decimal	`4801326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49432E, 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 #49432E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49432E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #49432E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49432e; }
.text { color: #49432e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49432e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49432e, #41492e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #49432E?: #49432E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49432E?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 46: 73 red, 67 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49432E?: The complementary color is #2E3449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49432E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.