Information about #49556F color

#49556F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#49556F falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 85, 111) — 28.6% red, 33.3% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 10 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained azure, #49556F sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to East Bay (#47526E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Indigo (#4A556B) and Independence (#4C516D).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 85, 111) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #49556F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#49556F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#49556F 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 #49556F

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

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49556F
  • RGB73, 85, 111
  • CMYK15, 10, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(73, 85, 111)
  • HSL221°, 21%, 36%
  • HSL Precise221.053°, 20.652%, 36.078%
  • HSV221°, 34%, 44%
  • HSB221°, 34%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.333, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.333, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.333, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID49556F
  • DECIMAL ID4805999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01