What color is #49473A?

#49473A 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 #49473A?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 58: 73 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49473A?

The complementary color is #3A3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49473A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49473A color

#49473A rgb(73, 71, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49473A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 22.7% blue (73, 71, 58).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#49473A color codes

HEX	`#49473A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.98, -1.75, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.98, 8.32, 102.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.765, 6.229, 4.901)`
Decimal	`4802362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49473A, 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 #49473A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49473A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #49473A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49473a; }
.text { color: #49473a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49473a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49473a, #43493a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #49473A?: #49473A 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 #49473A?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 58: 73 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49473A?: The complementary color is #3A3C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49473A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.