What color is #494619?

#494619 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494619?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 25: 73 red, 70 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494619?

The complementary color is #191C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494619?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494619 color

#494619 rgb(73, 70, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494619 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 9.8% blue (73, 70, 25).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 66% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#494619 color codes

HEX	`#494619`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 66%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, -5.53, 26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 27.49, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.113, 5.867, 1.783)`
Decimal	`4802073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494619, 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 #494619	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494619 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #494619 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494619; }
.text { color: #494619; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494619; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494619, #344919); }

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Questions

What color is #494619?: #494619 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494619?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 25: 73 red, 70 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494619?: The complementary color is #191C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494619?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.