What color is #494530?

#494530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494530?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 48: 73 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494530?

The complementary color is #303449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494530 color

#494530 rgb(73, 69, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494530 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 18.8% blue (73, 69, 48).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#494530 color codes

HEX	`#494530`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.12, -2.17, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.12, 13.51, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.409, 5.886, 3.647)`
Decimal	`4801840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494530, 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 #494530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #494530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494530; }
.text { color: #494530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494530, #414930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #494530?: #494530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494530?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 48: 73 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494530?: The complementary color is #303449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.