#49472C Color

#49472C is rgb(73, 71, 44) in RGB, hsl(56, 25%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rifle Green (#414833), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49472C

HEX#49472C

RGBrgb(73, 71, 44)

HSLhsl(56, 25%, 23%)

HSVhsv(56, 40%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.042 104.5)

LABlab(29.79% -2.70 16.58)

LCHlch(29.79% 16.80 99.24)

What #49472C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49472C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rifle Green#414833ΔE 6.05 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 8.75 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 10.02 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 11.26 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 11.45 Walnut#5C5248ΔE 12.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#49472C Channel Values

How #49472C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 73 · G 71 · B 44	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 56° · S 25% · L 23%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 56° · S 40% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 40% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.46:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49472C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49472C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49472C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #49472C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #49472C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Deuteranopia#48482C

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Tritanopia#4C4444

Tritanomaly#4B453C

Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #49472C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49472c: #49472C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49472C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49472c': '#49472C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.278, blue: 0.173)

Android XML<color name="color_49472c">#49472C</color>

SVG fillfill="#49472C"

More Yellow Colors

#49472C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#49472C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49472C?

#49472C is a dark yellow — rgb(73, 71, 44) in RGB and hsl(56, 25%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rifle Green (#414833), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #49472C?

#49472C is rgb(73, 71, 44) — red 73, green 71, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49472C?

#49472C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49472C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49472C scores 9.46:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49472C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49472C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 22.27, which is visibly different.

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