What color is #49484C?

#49484C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49484C?

The RGB value is 73, 72, 76: 73 red, 72 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49484C?

The complementary color is #4B4C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49484C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49484C color

#49484C rgb(73, 72, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49484C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.2% green and 29.8% blue (73, 72, 76).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#49484C color codes

HEX	`#49484C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 72, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 5%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 1.3, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 2.59, 300.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.369, 6.573, 7.769)`
Decimal	`4802636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49484C, 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 #49484C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49484C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #49484C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49484c; }
.text { color: #49484c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49484c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 72 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49484c, #4b484c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #49484C?: #49484C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49484C?: The RGB value is 73, 72, 76: 73 red, 72 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49484C?: The complementary color is #4B4C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49484C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.