What color is #49473D?

#49473D 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 #49473D?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 61: 73 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49473D?

The complementary color is #3D3F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49473D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49473D color

#49473D rgb(73, 71, 61)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 23.9% blue (73, 71, 61).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#49473D color codes

HEX	`#49473D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, -1.19, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 6.43, 100.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.843, 6.26, 5.314)`
Decimal	`4802365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49473D, 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 #49473D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49473D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #49473D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49473d; }
.text { color: #49473d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49473d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49473d, #45493d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #49473D?: #49473D 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 #49473D?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 61: 73 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49473D?: The complementary color is #3D3F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49473D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.