What color is #49463A?

#49463A 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 #49463A?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 58: 73 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49463A?

The complementary color is #3A3D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49463A color

#49463A rgb(73, 70, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49463A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (73, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#49463A color codes

HEX	`#49463A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.67, -1.12, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.67, 7.78, 98.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.701, 6.102, 4.88)`
Decimal	`4802106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49463A, 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 #49463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #49463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49463a; }
.text { color: #49463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49463a, #44493a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #49463A?: #49463A 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 #49463A?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 58: 73 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49463A?: The complementary color is #3A3D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.