What color is #49705B?

#49705B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49705B?

The RGB value is 73, 112, 91: 73 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49705B?

The complementary color is #70495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49705B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49705B color

#49705B rgb(73, 112, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #49705B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.9% green and 35.7% blue (73, 112, 91).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#49705B color codes

HEX	`#49705B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 112, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, -18.76, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 20.15, 158.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.429, 13.76, 12.002)`
Decimal	`4812891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49705B, 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 #49705B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49705B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #49705B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49705b; }
.text { color: #49705b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49705b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 112 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49705b, #49706f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #49705B?: #49705B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49705B?: The RGB value is 73, 112, 91: 73 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49705B?: The complementary color is #70495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49705B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.