What color is #49524C?

#49524C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49524C?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 76: 73 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49524C?

The complementary color is #52494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49524C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49524C color

#49524C rgb(73, 82, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49524C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 29.8% blue (73, 82, 76).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#49524C color codes

HEX	`#49524C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -4.93, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 5.44, 154.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.069, 7.973, 8.003)`
Decimal	`4805196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49524C, 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 #49524C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49524C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #49524C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49524c; }
.text { color: #49524c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49524c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49524c, #495251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49524C?: #49524C is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49524C?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 76: 73 red, 82 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49524C?: The complementary color is #52494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49524C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.