What color is #49451F?

#49451F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49451F?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 31: 73 red, 69 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49451F?

The complementary color is #1F2349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49451F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49451F color

#49451F rgb(73, 69, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #49451F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 12.2% blue (73, 69, 31).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 58% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#49451F color codes

HEX	`#49451F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 58%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, -4.36, 23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 23.72, 100.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.123, 5.772, 2.14)`
Decimal	`4801823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49451F, 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 #49451F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49451F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #49451F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49451f; }
.text { color: #49451f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49451f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49451f, #38491f); }

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Questions

What color is #49451F?: #49451F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49451F?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 31: 73 red, 69 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49451F?: The complementary color is #1F2349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49451F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.