What color is #494F3D?

#494F3D 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 #494F3D?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 61: 73 red, 79 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F3D?

The complementary color is #433D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F3D color

#494F3D rgb(73, 79, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494F3D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 23.9% blue (73, 79, 61).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#494F3D color codes

HEX	`#494F3D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.58, -6.13, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.58, 11.6, 121.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.386, 7.345, 5.495)`
Decimal	`4804413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F3D, 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 #494F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #494F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f3d; }
.text { color: #494f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f3d, #404f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494F3D?: #494F3D 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 #494F3D?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 61: 73 red, 79 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F3D?: The complementary color is #433D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.