What color is #49603F?

#49603F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49603F?

The RGB value is 73, 96, 63: 73 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49603F?

The complementary color is #563F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49603F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49603F color

#49603F rgb(73, 96, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #49603F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.6% green and 24.7% blue (73, 96, 63).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#49603F color codes

HEX	`#49603F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 96, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, -15.63, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 22.46, 134.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.828, 10.141, 6.247)`
Decimal	`4808767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49603F, 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 #49603F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49603F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #49603F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49603f; }
.text { color: #49603f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49603f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 96 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49603f, #3f6046); }

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Questions

What color is #49603F?: #49603F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49603F?: The RGB value is 73, 96, 63: 73 red, 96 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49603F?: The complementary color is #563F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49603F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.