What color is #494D39?

#494D39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494D39?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 57: 73 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D39?

The complementary color is #3D394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D39 color

#494D39 rgb(73, 77, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494D39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 22.4% blue (73, 77, 57).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#494D39 color codes

HEX	`#494D39`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.85, -5.63, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.85, 12.68, 116.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.14, 7.02, 4.902)`
Decimal	`4803897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D39, 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 #494D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #494D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d39; }
.text { color: #494d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d39, #3f4d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494D39?: #494D39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494D39?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 57: 73 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D39?: The complementary color is #3D394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.