What color is #49543E?

#49543E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49543E?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 62: 73 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49543E?

The complementary color is #493E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49543E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49543E color

#49543E rgb(73, 84, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #49543E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 24.3% blue (73, 84, 62).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#49543E color codes

HEX	`#49543E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, -8.94, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 14.53, 127.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.787, 8.105, 5.763)`
Decimal	`4805694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49543E, 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 #49543E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49543E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #49543E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49543e; }
.text { color: #49543e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49543e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49543e, #3e543e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49543E?: #49543E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49543E?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 62: 73 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49543E?: The complementary color is #493E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49543E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.