What color is #49614E?

#49614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49614E?

The RGB value is 73, 97, 78: 73 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49614E?

The complementary color is #61495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49614E color

#49614E rgb(73, 97, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #49614E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (73, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#49614E color codes

HEX	`#49614E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, -13.31, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 15.51, 149.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.397, 10.516, 8.794)`
Decimal	`4809038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49614E, 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 #49614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #49614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49614e; }
.text { color: #49614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49614e, #49615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49614E?: #49614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49614E?: The RGB value is 73, 97, 78: 73 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49614E?: The complementary color is #61495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.