What color is #49556E?

#49556E 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 #49556E?

The RGB value is 73, 85, 110: 73 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49556E?

The complementary color is #6E6249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49556E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49556E color

#49556E rgb(73, 85, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #49556E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.3% green and 43.1% blue (73, 85, 110).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#49556E color codes

HEX	`#49556E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 85, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, 1.89, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 15.96, 276.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.81, 9.039, 16.029)`
Decimal	`4805998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49556E, 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 #49556E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49556E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #49556E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49556e; }
.text { color: #49556e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49556e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 85 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49556e, #4f496e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #49556E?: #49556E 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 #49556E?: The RGB value is 73, 85, 110: 73 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49556E?: The complementary color is #6E6249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49556E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.