What color is #49685D?

#49685D 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 #49685D?

The RGB value is 73, 104, 93: 73 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49685D?

The complementary color is #684954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49685D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49685D color

#49685D rgb(73, 104, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #49685D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.8% green and 36.5% blue (73, 104, 93).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#49685D color codes

HEX	`#49685D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 104, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.39, -13.91, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.39, 14.15, 169.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.673, 12.107, 12.181)`
Decimal	`4810845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49685D, 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 #49685D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49685D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #49685D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49685d; }
.text { color: #49685d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49685d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 104 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49685d, #496368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49685D?: #49685D 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 #49685D?: The RGB value is 73, 104, 93: 73 red, 104 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49685D?: The complementary color is #684954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49685D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.