What color is #49672A?

#49672A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49672A?

The RGB value is 73, 103, 42: 73 red, 103 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49672A?

The complementary color is #482A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49672A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49672A color

#49672A rgb(73, 103, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #49672A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.4% green and 16.5% blue (73, 103, 42).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#49672A color codes

HEX	`#49672A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 103, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 59%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, -22.35, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 37.78, 126.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.016, 11.284, 3.946)`
Decimal	`4810538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49672A, 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 #49672A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49672A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #49672A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49672a; }
.text { color: #49672a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49672a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 103 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49672a, #2a672a); }

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Questions

What color is #49672A?: #49672A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49672A?: The RGB value is 73, 103, 42: 73 red, 103 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49672A?: The complementary color is #482A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49672A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.