Information about #494B16 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#494B16 presents itself as a clearly saturated sunny yellow — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Lucy Green (#4B531E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Xander (#44500C) and Army Green (#4B5320).
The recipe behind #494B16 is rgb(73, 75, 22), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494B16: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #494B16 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#494B16 color variations
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#494B16 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#494B16 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#494B16 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#494B16 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#494B16 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #494B16 color
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Nearest named colors to #494B16
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4B531E
#44500C
#4B5320
#4D400F
#403D19
#473E23
#4B3C23
#554123
#555B10
#584C25
#505428
#364C20
#494B16 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#494B16
- RGB73, 75, 22
- CMYK1, 0, 21, 71
- CSSrgb(73, 75, 22)
- HSL62°, 55%, 19%
- HSL Precise62.264°, 54.639%, 19.02%
- HSV62°, 71%, 29%
- HSB62°, 71%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.294, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.294, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.294, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID494B16
- DECIMAL ID4803350
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
