What color is #49554D?

#49554D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49554D?

The RGB value is 73, 85, 77: 73 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49554D?

The complementary color is #554951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49554D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49554D color

#49554D rgb(73, 85, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49554D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.3% green and 30.2% blue (73, 85, 77).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#49554D color codes

HEX	`#49554D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 85, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, -6.52, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 7.22, 154.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.335, 8.449, 8.264)`
Decimal	`4805965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49554D, 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 #49554D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49554D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #49554D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49554d; }
.text { color: #49554d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49554d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 85 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49554d, #495553); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49554D?: #49554D is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49554D?: The RGB value is 73, 85, 77: 73 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49554D?: The complementary color is #554951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49554D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.