What color is #4A493B?

#4A493B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A493B?

The RGB value is 74, 73, 59: 74 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A493B?

The complementary color is #3B3C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A493B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A493B color

#4A493B rgb(74, 73, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A493B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.6% green and 23.1% blue (74, 73, 59).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#4A493B color codes

HEX	`#4A493B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 73, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -2.37, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 8.88, 105.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.996, 6.537, 5.083)`
Decimal	`4868411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A493B, 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 #4A493B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A493B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4A493B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a493b; }
.text { color: #4a493b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a493b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 73 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a493b, #444a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #4A493B?: #4A493B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A493B?: The RGB value is 74, 73, 59: 74 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A493B?: The complementary color is #3B3C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A493B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.