What color is #494638?

#494638 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494638?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 56: 73 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494638?

The complementary color is #383B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494638 color

#494638 rgb(73, 70, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494638 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 22% blue (73, 70, 56).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#494638 color codes

HEX	`#494638`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, -1.48, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 9.03, 99.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.652, 6.082, 4.617)`
Decimal	`4802104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494638, 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 #494638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #494638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494638; }
.text { color: #494638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494638, #434938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #494638?: #494638 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494638?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 56: 73 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494638?: The complementary color is #383B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.