What color is #494737?

#494737 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494737?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 55: 73 red, 71 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494737?

The complementary color is #373949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494737?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494737 color

#494737 rgb(73, 71, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494737 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 21.6% blue (73, 71, 55).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#494737 color codes

HEX	`#494737`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.91, -2.28, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.91, 10.21, 102.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.69, 6.199, 4.51)`
Decimal	`4802359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494737, 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 #494737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #494737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494737; }
.text { color: #494737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494737, #424937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #494737?: #494737 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494737?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 55: 73 red, 71 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494737?: The complementary color is #373949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494737?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.