Information about #49555B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#49555B presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Balderdash (#465659). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rusty Storage (#455859) and Trout (#4C5356).
The recipe behind #49555B is rgb(73, 85, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #49555B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #49555B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#49555B color variations
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#49555B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#49555B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#49555B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#49555B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#49555B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #49555B color
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Nearest named colors to #49555B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#465659
#455859
#4C5356
#4B5761
#425459
#455B58
#445761
#425959
#4C4F56
#51535D
#4B5A62
#41595A
#49555B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#49555B
- RGB73, 85, 91
- CMYK7, 2, 0, 64
- CSSrgb(73, 85, 91)
- HSL200°, 11%, 32%
- HSL Precise200°, 10.976%, 32.157%
- HSV200°, 20%, 36%
- HSB200°, 20%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.333, 0.357)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.333, 0.357, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.333, 0.357)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID49555B
- DECIMAL ID4805979
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
