Information about #49596E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#49596E falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 89, 110) — 28.6% red, 34.9% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 8 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#49596E presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Indigo (#4A556B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dalek (#475769) and East Bay (#47526E).

The recipe behind #49596E is rgb(73, 89, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #49596E: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #49596E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#49596E color variations

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#49596E 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 #49596E

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

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

#49596E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49596E
  • RGB73, 89, 110
  • CMYK15, 8, 0, 57
  • HSL214°, 20%, 36%
  • HSL Precise214.054°, 20.219%, 35.882%
  • HSV214°, 34%, 43%
  • HSB214°, 34%, 43%
  • HEX ID49596E
  • DECIMAL ID4807022
  • 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 RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
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