What color is #494A26?

#494A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494A26?

The RGB value is 73, 74, 38: 73 red, 74 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494A26?

The complementary color is #27264A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A26 color

#494A26 rgb(73, 74, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29% green and 14.9% blue (73, 74, 38).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#494A26 color codes

HEX	`#494A26`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, -6.62, 21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 22.29, 107.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.546, 6.454, 2.787)`
Decimal	`4803110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A26, 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 #494A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #494A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a26; }
.text { color: #494a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a26, #374a26); }

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Questions

What color is #494A26?: #494A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494A26?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 38: 73 red, 74 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A26?: The complementary color is #27264A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.