What color is #49525B?

#49525B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49525B?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 91: 73 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49525B?

The complementary color is #5B5249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49525B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49525B color

#49525B rgb(73, 82, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49525B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 35.7% blue (73, 82, 91).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#49525B color codes

HEX	`#49525B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, -1.37, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 6.6, 257.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.653, 8.206, 11.076)`
Decimal	`4805211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49525B, 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 #49525B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49525B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #49525B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49525b; }
.text { color: #49525b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49525b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49525b, #49495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #49525B?: #49525B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49525B?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 91: 73 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49525B?: The complementary color is #5B5249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49525B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.