What color is #49585A?

#49585A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49585A?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 90: 73 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49585A?

The complementary color is #5A4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49585A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49585A color

#49585A rgb(73, 88, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49585A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 35.3% blue (73, 88, 90).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#49585A color codes

HEX	`#49585A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.24, -5.3, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.24, 6.14, 210.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.082, 9.134, 11.008)`
Decimal	`4806746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49585A, 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 #49585A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49585A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #49585A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49585a; }
.text { color: #49585a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49585a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49585a, #494f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #49585A?: #49585A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49585A?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 90: 73 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49585A?: The complementary color is #5A4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49585A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.