What color is #49504C?

#49504C is a gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49504C?

The RGB value is 73, 80, 76: 73 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49504C?

The complementary color is #50494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49504C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49504C color

#49504C rgb(73, 80, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49504C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31.4% green and 29.8% blue (73, 80, 76).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#49504C color codes

HEX	`#49504C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 80, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 9%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.3, -3.7, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.3, 3.96, 159.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.921, 7.676, 7.953)`
Decimal	`4804684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49504C, 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 #49504C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49504C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #49504C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49504c; }
.text { color: #49504c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49504c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 80 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49504c, #495050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49504C?: #49504C is a gray, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49504C?: The RGB value is 73, 80, 76: 73 red, 80 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49504C?: The complementary color is #50494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49504C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.