What color is #49424A?

#49424A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49424A?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 74: 73 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49424A?

The complementary color is #434A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49424A color

#49424A rgb(73, 66, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49424A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (73, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#49424A color codes

HEX	`#49424A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 4.7, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 6.01, 321.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.932, 5.807, 7.286)`
Decimal	`4801098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49424A, 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 #49424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #49424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49424a; }
.text { color: #49424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49424a, #4a4247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #49424A?: #49424A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49424A?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 74: 73 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49424A?: The complementary color is #434A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.