Recognised as Colour
#49695C
- #49695C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#49695C is a cyan with RGB values 73, 105, 92 and HSL 156°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#49695C#49695C
HEX#49695C
RGBrgb(73, 105, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4118, 0.3608
RGB percentages28.6%, 41.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(155.6, 18%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.6, 30.5%, 41.2%)
CMYK30.5%, 0%, 12.4%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,811,100
CSS custom property--colour: #49695C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#B696A3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#694956
Analogous#49694C, #496669
Triadic#5C4969, #695C49
Split complementary#694966, #694C49
Tetradic#4C4969, #694956, #666949
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G105
B92
Red73 (28.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue155.63°
Saturation (HSL)17.98%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 69 · B 5C
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