What color is #49658F?

#49658F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49658F?

The RGB value is 73, 101, 143: 73 red, 101 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49658F?

The complementary color is #8F7349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49658F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49658F color

#49658F rgb(73, 101, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #49658F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 39.6% green and 56.1% blue (73, 101, 143).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#49658F color codes

HEX	`#49658F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 101, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 39.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 29%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 1.93, -26.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 26.38, 274.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.358, 12.706, 27.783)`
Decimal	`4810127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49658F, 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 #49658F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49658F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #49658F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49658f; }
.text { color: #49658f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49658f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 101 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49658f, #50498f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #49658F?: #49658F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49658F?: The RGB value is 73, 101, 143: 73 red, 101 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49658F?: The complementary color is #8F7349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49658F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.