What color is #49595E?

#49595E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49595E?

The RGB value is 73, 89, 94: 73 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49595E?

The complementary color is #5E4E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49595E color

#49595E rgb(73, 89, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49595E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (73, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#49595E color codes

HEX	`#49595E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, -4.91, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 6.96, 225.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.34, 9.369, 11.957)`
Decimal	`4807006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49595E, 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 #49595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #49595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49595e; }
.text { color: #49595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49595e, #494e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #49595E?: #49595E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49595E?: The RGB value is 73, 89, 94: 73 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49595E?: The complementary color is #5E4E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.