#494639

Color #494639

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#494639

RGB

rgb(73, 70, 57)

HSL

hsl(48.8, 12.3%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.8, 21.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 21.9%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.64, -1.3, 8.31)

LCH

lch(29.64, 8.41, 98.89)

OKLCH

oklch(39.3%, 0.0214, 96.43)

HWB

hwb(48.8, 22.4%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393c49

Analogous

#493e39

#494639

#444939

Triadic

#494639

#394946

#463949

Split-complementary

#494639

#394449

#3e3949

Tetradic

#494639

#3c4939

#393c49

#463949

Square

#494639

#39493e

#393c49

#493944

Shades

Color #494639 mixed toward black.

#3d3a30

#312f26

#25231d

#181713

#0c0c0a

Tints

Color #494639 mixed toward white.

#6d6855

#908a71

#aca794

#c7c5b8

#e3e2db

Tones

Color #494639 mixed toward gray.

#48453a

#46443c

#45443d

#44433e

#424240

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48483c · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#48483d · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#493f40 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 7.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #494639;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494639]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

#494639 (#494639) is rgb(73, 70, 57) in RGB.

No, #494639 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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