What color is #494D27?

#494D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494D27?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 39: 73 red, 77 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D27?

The complementary color is #2B274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D27 color

#494D27 rgb(73, 77, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 15.3% blue (73, 77, 39).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#494D27 color codes

HEX	`#494D27`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 49%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, -8.3, 21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 23.43, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.768, 6.871, 2.941)`
Decimal	`4803879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D27, 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 #494D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #494D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d27; }
.text { color: #494d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d27, #364d27); }

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Questions

What color is #494D27?: #494D27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494D27?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 39: 73 red, 77 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D27?: The complementary color is #2B274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.