Colour

#4C493B

#4C493B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C493B is a yellow with RGB values 76, 73, 59 and HSL 49°, 13%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4C493B

RGBrgb(76, 73, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2863, 0.2314

RGB percentages29.8%, 28.6%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(49.4, 12.6%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 22.4%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.9%, 22.4%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,999,483

CSS custom property--colour: #4C493B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B3B6C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C483Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D493Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 24.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3B3E4C

Analogous#4C413B, #474C3B

Triadic#3B4C49, #493B4C

Split complementary#3B474C, #413B4C

Tetradic#3B4C40, #3B3E4C, #4C3B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B4B09F

Lighter +30%#9E9982

Lighter +20%#858068

Lighter +10%#696551

Darker −10%#2F2D25

Darker −20%#13120E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D542A

Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R76

G73

B59

Red76 (29.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)12.59%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 49 · B 3B

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