What color is #49414C?

#49414C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49414C?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 76: 73 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49414C?

The complementary color is #444C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49414C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49414C color

#49414C rgb(73, 65, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49414C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 29.8% blue (73, 65, 76).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#49414C color codes

HEX	`#49414C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.69, 5.81, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.69, 7.92, 317.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.942, 5.719, 7.627)`
Decimal	`4800844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49414C, 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 #49414C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49414C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #49414C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49414c; }
.text { color: #49414c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49414c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49414c, #4c414a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #49414C?: #49414C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49414C?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 76: 73 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49414C?: The complementary color is #444C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49414C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.