What color is #49634A?

#49634A 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 #49634A?

The RGB value is 73, 99, 74: 73 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49634A?

The complementary color is #634962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49634A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49634A color

#49634A rgb(73, 99, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #49634A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38.8% green and 29% blue (73, 99, 74).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#49634A color codes

HEX	`#49634A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 99, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -15.25, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 18.89, 143.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.445, 10.834, 8.124)`
Decimal	`4809546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49634A, 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 #49634A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49634A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #49634A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49634a; }
.text { color: #49634a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49634a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 99 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49634a, #496357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #49634A?: #49634A 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 #49634A?: The RGB value is 73, 99, 74: 73 red, 99 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49634A?: The complementary color is #634962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49634A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.