What color is #49747F?

#49747F is a desaturated cyan known as Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hydro?

The RGB value is 73, 116, 127: 73 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hydro?

The complementary color is #7F5449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49747F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hydro color: hex code #49747F

#49747F rgb(73, 116, 127)

Shades of teal

Hydro has the hex code #49747F. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (73, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

Hydro (#49747F) color codes

HEX	`#49747F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, -11.79, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 15.95, 222.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.822, 15.439, 22.379)`
Decimal	`4813951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hydro, 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 #49747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #49747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49747f; }
.text { color: #49747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49747f, #49597f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #49747F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #49747F?: #49747F is a desaturated cyan known as Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hydro?: The RGB value is 73, 116, 127: 73 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hydro?: The complementary color is #7F5449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49747F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.