What color is #494B00?

#494B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B00?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 0: 73 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B00?

The complementary color is #02004B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B00?

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.

#494B00 color

#494B00 rgb(73, 75, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 0% blue (73, 75, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#494B00 color codes

HEX	`#494B00`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, -9.92, 38.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 40.03, 104.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.264, 6.449, 0.967)`
Decimal	`4803328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B00, 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 #494B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B00 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 #494B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b00; }
.text { color: #494b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b00, #234b00); }

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Questions

What color is #494B00?: #494B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B00?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 0: 73 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B00?: The complementary color is #02004B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B00?: 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.