What color is #494C55?

#494C55 is a gray known as Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Night?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 85: 73 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Night?

The complementary color is #555249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Night color: hex code #494C55

#494C55 rgb(73, 76, 85)

Shades of gray

Deep Night has the hex code #494C55. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (73, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

Deep Night (#494C55) color codes

HEX	`#494C55`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.35, 0.89, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.35, 5.79, 278.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.971, 7.241, 9.623)`
Decimal	`4803669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep 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 #494C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #494C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c55; }
.text { color: #494c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c55, #4c4955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #494C55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #494C55?: #494C55 is a gray known as Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Night?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 85: 73 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Night?: The complementary color is #555249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.