#49492C

A dark, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #49492C

At its core, #49492C is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 73, and 44.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49492C
RGB73, 73, 44
HSL60.0°, 24.8%, 22.9%
CMYK0%, 0%, 40%, 71%
HSV60.0°, 39.7%, 28.6%
LAB30.3, -5.2, 17.4
XYZ5.6, 6.4, 3.3
Decimal4802860

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49492C; }
.text-color { color: #49492C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49492C; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F