What color is #49615D?

#49615D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49615D?

The RGB value is 73, 97, 93: 73 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49615D?

The complementary color is #61494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49615D color

#49615D rgb(73, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49615D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (73, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#49615D color codes

HEX	`#49615D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, -9.91, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 9.93, 183.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.998, 10.756, 11.956)`
Decimal	`4809053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49615D, 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 #49615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #49615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49615d; }
.text { color: #49615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49615d, #495961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #49615D?: #49615D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49615D?: The RGB value is 73, 97, 93: 73 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49615D?: The complementary color is #61494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.