#49756D

A dark, muted cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #49756D

At its core, #49756D is a dark and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Teal. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 117, and 109.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 169.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49756D
RGB73, 117, 109
HSL169.1°, 23.2%, 37.3%
CMYK38%, 0%, 7%, 54%
HSV169.1°, 37.6%, 45.9%
LAB46.0, -17.2, -0.4
XYZ11.9, 15.2, 16.8
Decimal4814189

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.05:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49756D; }
.text-color { color: #49756D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49756D; }

Similar Colors

Teal
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