What color is #494523?

#494523 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494523?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 35: 73 red, 69 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494523?

The complementary color is #232749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494523?

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.

#494523 color

#494523 rgb(73, 69, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494523 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 13.7% blue (73, 69, 35).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 52% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#494523 color codes

HEX	`#494523`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, -3.92, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 21.4, 100.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.179, 5.794, 2.435)`
Decimal	`4801827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494523, 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 #494523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494523 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 #494523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494523; }
.text { color: #494523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494523, #3a4923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494523?: #494523 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494523?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 35: 73 red, 69 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494523?: The complementary color is #232749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494523?: 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.