What color is #494433?

#494433 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494433?

The RGB value is 73, 68, 51: 73 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494433?

The complementary color is #333849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494433 color

#494433 rgb(73, 68, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494433 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.7% green and 20% blue (73, 68, 51).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#494433 color codes

HEX	`#494433`
RGB	`rgb(73, 68, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, -1.07, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 11.14, 95.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.412, 5.79, 3.964)`
Decimal	`4801587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494433, 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 #494433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #494433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494433; }
.text { color: #494433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 68 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494433, #434933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #494433?: #494433 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494433?: The RGB value is 73, 68, 51: 73 red, 68 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494433?: The complementary color is #333849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.