What color is #494E27?

#494E27 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 #494E27?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 39: 73 red, 78 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E27?

The complementary color is #2C274E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E27?

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.

#494E27 color

#494E27 rgb(73, 78, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494E27 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 15.3% blue (73, 78, 39).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#494E27 color codes

HEX	`#494E27`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 50%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 50%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, -8.9, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 24.01, 111.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.838, 7.012, 2.965)`
Decimal	`4804135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E27, 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 #494E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E27 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 #494E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e27; }
.text { color: #494e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e27, #354e27); }

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Questions

What color is #494E27?: #494E27 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 #494E27?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 39: 73 red, 78 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E27?: The complementary color is #2C274E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E27?: 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.