What color is #49490B?

#49490B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49490B?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 11: 73 red, 73 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49490B?

The complementary color is #0B0B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49490B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49490B color

#49490B rgb(73, 73, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #49490B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 4.3% blue (73, 73, 11).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 74% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#49490B color codes

HEX	`#49490B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 74%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 85%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.93, -8.26, 34.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.93, 35.16, 103.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.191, 6.206, 1.241)`
Decimal	`4802827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49490B, 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 #49490B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49490B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #49490B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49490b; }
.text { color: #49490b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49490b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49490b, #2a490b); }

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Questions

What color is #49490B?: #49490B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49490B?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 11: 73 red, 73 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49490B?: The complementary color is #0B0B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49490B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.