What color is #494E4F?

#494E4F is a dark gray known as Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cover of Night?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 79: 73 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cover of Night?

The complementary color is #4F4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cover of Night color: hex code #494E4F

#494E4F rgb(73, 78, 79)

Shades of gray

Cover of Night has the hex code #494E4F. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 31% blue (73, 78, 79).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

Cover of Night (#494E4F) color codes

HEX	`#494E4F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, -1.79, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 2.2, 215.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.883, 7.43, 8.467)`
Decimal	`4804175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cover of Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #494E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #494E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e4f; }
.text { color: #494e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e4f, #494b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #494E4F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #494E4F?: #494E4F is a dark gray known as Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cover of Night?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 79: 73 red, 78 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cover of Night?: The complementary color is #4F4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.