What color is #49695E?

#49695E 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 #49695E?

The RGB value is 73, 105, 94: 73 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49695E?

The complementary color is #694954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49695E color

#49695E rgb(73, 105, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #49695E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (73, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#49695E color codes

HEX	`#49695E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, -14.23, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 14.45, 170.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.819, 12.327, 12.45)`
Decimal	`4811102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49695E, 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 #49695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #49695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49695e; }
.text { color: #49695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49695e, #496469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #49695E?: #49695E 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 #49695E?: The RGB value is 73, 105, 94: 73 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49695E?: The complementary color is #694954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.