What color is #49665C?

#49665C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49665C?

The RGB value is 73, 102, 92: 73 red, 102 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49665C?

The complementary color is #664953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49665C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49665C color

#49665C rgb(73, 102, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #49665C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40% green and 36.1% blue (73, 102, 92).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#49665C color codes

HEX	`#49665C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 102, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, -13.02, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 13.21, 170.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.43, 11.691, 11.883)`
Decimal	`4810332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49665C, 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 #49665C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49665C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #49665C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49665c; }
.text { color: #49665c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49665c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 102 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49665c, #496266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49665C?: #49665C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49665C?: The RGB value is 73, 102, 92: 73 red, 102 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49665C?: The complementary color is #664953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49665C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.