What color is #49454B?

#49454B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49454B?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 75: 73 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49454B?

The complementary color is #474B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49454B color

#49454B rgb(73, 69, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49454B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (73, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#49454B color codes

HEX	`#49454B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 8%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.86, 2.99, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.86, 4.24, 314.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.146, 6.181, 7.524)`
Decimal	`4801867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49454B, 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 #49454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #49454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49454b; }
.text { color: #49454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49454b, #4b454a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #49454B?: #49454B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49454B?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 75: 73 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49454B?: The complementary color is #474B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.