Information about #49545F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#49545F falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 84, 95) — 28.6% red, 32.9% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#49545F is a softly toned steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Compass (#4B5761). Slightly further away sit San Juan (#445761) and Balderdash (#465659).

The recipe behind #49545F is rgb(73, 84, 95), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #49545F: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#49545F color variations

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#49545F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #49545F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

#49545F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49545F
  • RGB73, 84, 95
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 63
  • HSL210°, 13%, 33%
  • HSL Precise210°, 13.095%, 32.941%
  • HSV210°, 23%, 37%
  • HSB210°, 23%, 37%
  • HEX ID49545F
  • DECIMAL ID4805727
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
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