What color is #49584F?

#49584F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49584F?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 79: 73 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49584F?

The complementary color is #584952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49584F color

#49584F rgb(73, 88, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49584F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (73, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#49584F color codes

HEX	`#49584F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -7.88, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 8.53, 157.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.648, 8.96, 8.722)`
Decimal	`4806735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49584F, 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 #49584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #49584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49584f; }
.text { color: #49584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49584f, #495857); }

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Questions

What color is #49584F?: #49584F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49584F?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 79: 73 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49584F?: The complementary color is #584952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.