What color is #49583E?

#49583E is a dark, grayish green known as Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Green?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 62: 73 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Green?

The complementary color is #4D3E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49583E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Green color: hex code #49583E

#49583E rgb(73, 88, 62)

Shades of green

Heavy Green has the hex code #49583E. It is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 24.3% blue (73, 88, 62).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

Heavy Green (#49583E) color codes

HEX	`#49583E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, -11.28, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 17.37, 130.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.107, 8.744, 5.87)`
Decimal	`4806718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49583E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49583E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49583E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49583e; }
.text { color: #49583e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49583e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49583e, #3e5840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #49583E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #49583E?: #49583E is a dark, grayish green known as Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Green?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 62: 73 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Green?: The complementary color is #4D3E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49583E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.