What color is #49817D?

#49817D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49817D?

The RGB value is 73, 129, 125: 73 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49817D?

The complementary color is #81494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49817D color

#49817D rgb(73, 129, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49817D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (73, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#49817D color codes

HEX	`#49817D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, -19.48, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 19.81, 190.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.298, 18.597, 22.234)`
Decimal	`4817277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49817D, 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 #49817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	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 #49817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49817d; }
.text { color: #49817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49817d, #496981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #49817D?: #49817D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49817D?: The RGB value is 73, 129, 125: 73 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49817D?: The complementary color is #81494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.