What color is #494C2E?

#494C2E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C2E?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 46: 73 red, 76 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C2E?

The complementary color is #312E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C2E color

#494C2E rgb(73, 76, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494C2E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 18% blue (73, 76, 46).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#494C2E color codes

HEX	`#494C2E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, -6.77, 17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 18.72, 111.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.825, 6.783, 3.587)`
Decimal	`4803630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C2E, 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 #494C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #494C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c2e; }
.text { color: #494c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c2e, #3a4c2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #494C2E?: #494C2E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C2E?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 46: 73 red, 76 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C2E?: The complementary color is #312E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.