What color is #49544A?

#49544A is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49544A?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 74: 73 red, 84 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49544A?

The complementary color is #544953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49544A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49544A color

#49544A rgb(73, 84, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49544A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 29% blue (73, 84, 74).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#49544A color codes

HEX	`#49544A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, -6.57, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 7.9, 146.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.154, 8.251, 7.693)`
Decimal	`4805706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49544A, 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 #49544A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49544A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #49544A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49544a; }
.text { color: #49544a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49544a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49544a, #495450); }

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Questions

What color is #49544A?: #49544A is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49544A?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 74: 73 red, 84 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49544A?: The complementary color is #544953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49544A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.