#49495F

A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #49495F

The precise color #49495F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 73, and 95.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 23% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49495F
RGB73, 73, 95
HSL240.0°, 13.1%, 32.9%
CMYK23%, 23%, 0%, 63%
HSV240.0°, 23.2%, 37.3%
LAB31.8, 5.4, -12.9
XYZ7.2, 7.0, 11.8
Decimal4802911

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49495F; }
.text-color { color: #49495F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49495F; }

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