What color is #494425?

#494425 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494425?

The RGB value is 73, 68, 37: 73 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494425?

The complementary color is #252A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494425 color

#494425 rgb(73, 68, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494425 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.7% green and 14.5% blue (73, 68, 37).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#494425 color codes

HEX	`#494425`
RGB	`rgb(73, 68, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, -3.06, 19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 19.72, 98.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.149, 5.684, 2.576)`
Decimal	`4801573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494425, 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 #494425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #494425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494425; }
.text { color: #494425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 68 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494425, #3c4925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494425?: #494425 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494425?: The RGB value is 73, 68, 37: 73 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494425?: The complementary color is #252A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.