What color is #49523D?

#49523D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49523D?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 61: 73 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49523D?

The complementary color is #463D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49523D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49523D color

#49523D rgb(73, 82, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #49523D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 23.9% blue (73, 82, 61).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#49523D color codes

HEX	`#49523D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.54, -7.94, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.54, 13.7, 125.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.607, 7.788, 5.569)`
Decimal	`4805181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49523D, 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 #49523D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49523D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #49523D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49523d; }
.text { color: #49523d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49523d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49523d, #3f523d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49523D?: #49523D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49523D?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 61: 73 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49523D?: The complementary color is #463D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49523D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.