What color is #49461C?

#49461C 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 #49461C?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 28: 73 red, 70 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49461C?

The complementary color is #1C1F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49461C?

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.

#49461C color

#49461C rgb(73, 70, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #49461C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 11% blue (73, 70, 28).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#49461C color codes

HEX	`#49461C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.11, -5.27, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.11, 25.88, 101.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.148, 5.881, 1.962)`
Decimal	`4802076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49461C, 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 #49461C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49461C 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 #49461C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49461c; }
.text { color: #49461c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49461c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49461c, #36491c); }

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Questions

What color is #49461C?: #49461C 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 #49461C?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 28: 73 red, 70 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49461C?: The complementary color is #1C1F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49461C?: 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.