What color is #49526A?

#49526A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49526A?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 106: 73 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49526A?

The complementary color is #6A6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49526A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49526A color

#49526A rgb(73, 82, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #49526A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 41.6% blue (73, 82, 106).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#49526A color codes

HEX	`#49526A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, 2.65, -15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 15.23, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.366, 8.491, 14.831)`
Decimal	`4805226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49526A, 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 #49526A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49526A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #49526A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49526a; }
.text { color: #49526a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49526a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49526a, #51496a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #49526A?: #49526A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49526A?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 106: 73 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49526A?: The complementary color is #6A6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49526A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.