#494c36

Color #494c36

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 17.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#494c36

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 54)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 16.9%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 28.9%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 28.9%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(31.47, -5.54, 12.71)

LCH

lch(31.47, 13.86, 113.55)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0352, 114.31)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 21.2%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39364c

Analogous

#4c4436

#494c36

#3e4c36

Triadic

#494c36

#36494c

#4c3649

Split-complementary

#494c36

#363e4c

#44364c

Tetradic

#494c36

#364c39

#39364c

#4c3649

Square

#494c36

#364c44

#39364c

#4c363e

Shades

Color #494c36 mixed toward black.

#3d3f2d

#313324

#25261b

#181912

#0c0d09

Tints

Color #494c36 mixed toward white.

#6d7150

#90966b

#acb090

#c7cab5

#e3e5da

Tones

Color #494c36 mixed toward gray.

#484a38

#46483a

#45473c

#44453d

#42433f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a3c · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4a3e · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#494142 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494c36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494c36]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#494c36 (#494c36) is rgb(73, 76, 54) in RGB.

No, #494c36 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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