What color is #494F3A?

#494F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494F3A?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 58: 73 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F3A?

The complementary color is #403A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F3A color

#494F3A rgb(73, 79, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #494F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 22.7% blue (73, 79, 58).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#494F3A color codes

HEX	`#494F3A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, -6.67, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 13.41, 119.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.307, 7.314, 5.082)`
Decimal	`4804410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F3A, 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 #494F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #494F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f3a; }
.text { color: #494f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f3a, #3e4f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494F3A?: #494F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494F3A?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 58: 73 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F3A?: The complementary color is #403A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.