What color is #494F1E?

#494F1E 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 #494F1E?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 30: 73 red, 79 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F1E?

The complementary color is #241E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F1E color

#494F1E rgb(73, 79, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #494F1E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 11.8% blue (73, 79, 30).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#494F1E color codes

HEX	`#494F1E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 62%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, -10.46, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 29.5, 110.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.778, 7.102, 2.295)`
Decimal	`4804382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F1E, 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 #494F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #494F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f1e; }
.text { color: #494f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f1e, #304f1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #494F1E?: #494F1E 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 #494F1E?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 30: 73 red, 79 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F1E?: The complementary color is #241E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.