What color is #49645B?

#49645B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49645B?

The RGB value is 73, 100, 91: 73 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49645B?

The complementary color is #644952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49645B color

#49645B rgb(73, 100, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49645B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (73, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#49645B color codes

HEX	`#49645B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, -12.12, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 12.26, 171.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.193, 11.286, 11.59)`
Decimal	`4809819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49645B, 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 #49645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #49645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49645b; }
.text { color: #49645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49645b, #496064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49645B?: #49645B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49645B?: The RGB value is 73, 100, 91: 73 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49645B?: The complementary color is #644952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.