What color is #49444C?

#49444C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49444C?

The RGB value is 73, 68, 76: 73 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49444C?

The complementary color is #474C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49444C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49444C color

#49444C rgb(73, 68, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49444C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.7% green and 29.8% blue (73, 68, 76).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#49444C color codes

HEX	`#49444C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 68, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, 3.87, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 5.59, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.119, 6.073, 7.686)`
Decimal	`4801612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49444C, 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 #49444C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49444C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #49444C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49444c; }
.text { color: #49444c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49444c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 68 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49444c, #4c444b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #49444C?: #49444C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49444C?: The RGB value is 73, 68, 76: 73 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49444C?: The complementary color is #474C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49444C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.