What color is #49472D?

#49472D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49472D?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 45: 73 red, 71 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49472D?

The complementary color is #2D2F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49472D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49472D color

#49472D rgb(73, 71, 45)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #49472D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 17.6% blue (73, 71, 45).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#49472D color codes

HEX	`#49472D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.69, -3.86, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.69, 16.43, 103.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.475, 6.113, 3.374)`
Decimal	`4802349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49472D, 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 #49472D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49472D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #49472D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49472d; }
.text { color: #49472d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49472d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49472d, #3d492d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #49472D?: #49472D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49472D?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 45: 73 red, 71 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49472D?: The complementary color is #2D2F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49472D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.