Recognised as Colour
#49716D
- #49716D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#49716D is a cyan with RGB values 73, 113, 109 and HSL 174°, 22%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#49716D#49716D
HEX#49716D
RGBrgb(73, 113, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4431, 0.4275
RGB percentages28.6%, 44.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(174, 21.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174, 35.4%, 44.3%)
CMYK35.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,813,165
CSS custom property--colour: #49716D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#B68E92
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#71494D
Analogous#497159, #496171
Triadic#6D4971, #716D49
Split complementary#714961, #715949
Tetradic#594971, #71494D, #617149
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G113
B109
Red73 (28.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue174°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 71 · B 6D
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