What color is #494D33?

#494D33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494D33?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 51: 73 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D33?

The complementary color is #37334D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D33 color

#494D33 rgb(73, 77, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #494D33 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 20% blue (73, 77, 51).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#494D33 color codes

HEX	`#494D33`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, -6.63, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 16.33, 113.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.999, 6.963, 4.159)`
Decimal	`4803891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D33, 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 #494D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #494D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d33; }
.text { color: #494d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d33, #3c4d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #494D33?: #494D33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494D33?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 51: 73 red, 77 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D33?: The complementary color is #37334D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.