What color is #4C493B?

#4C493B 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 #4C493B?

The RGB value is 76, 73, 59: 76 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C493B?

The complementary color is #3B3E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C493B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C493B color

#4C493B rgb(76, 73, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C493B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 28.6% green and 23.1% blue (76, 73, 59).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#4C493B color codes

HEX	`#4C493B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 73, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 28.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, -1.48, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 8.97, 99.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.152, 6.617, 5.09)`
Decimal	`4999483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C493B, 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 #4C493B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C493B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4C493B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c493b; }
.text { color: #4c493b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c493b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 73 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c493b, #474c3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4C493B?: #4C493B 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 #4C493B?: The RGB value is 76, 73, 59: 76 red, 73 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C493B?: The complementary color is #3B3E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C493B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.