#494d2a

Color #494d2a

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.47 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#494d2a

RGB

rgb(73, 77, 42)

HSL

hsl(66.9, 29.4%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.9, 45.5%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 45.5%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(31.56, -7.92, 20.19)

LCH

lch(31.56, 21.69, 111.42)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0537, 114.18)

HWB

hwb(66.9, 16.5%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2a4d

Analogous

#4d3f2a

#494d2a

#374d2a

Triadic

#494d2a

#2a494d

#4d2a49

Split-complementary

#494d2a

#2a374d

#3f2a4d

Tetradic

#494d2a

#2a4d2e

#2e2a4d

#4d2a49

Square

#494d2a

#2a4d3f

#2e2a4d

#4d2a37

Shades

Color #494d2a mixed toward black.

#3d4023

#31331c

#242615

#181a0e

#0c0d07

Tints

Color #494d2a mixed toward white.

#717741

#99a158

#b3ba80

#cdd1ab

#e6e8d5

Tones

Color #494d2a mixed toward gray.

#474a2d

#444730

#424433

#404136

#3e3e39

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b35 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#4b4a37 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#493c3d · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494d2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494d2a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#494d2a (#494d2a) is rgb(73, 77, 42) in RGB.

No, #494d2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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