What color is #494146?

#494146 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494146?

The RGB value is 73, 65, 70: 73 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494146?

The complementary color is #414944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494146 color

#494146 rgb(73, 65, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494146 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.5% green and 27.5% blue (73, 65, 70).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#494146 color codes

HEX	`#494146`
RGB	`rgb(73, 65, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, 4.47, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 4.81, 338.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.743, 5.639, 6.579)`
Decimal	`4800838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494146, 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 #494146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #494146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494146; }
.text { color: #494146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 65 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494146, #494142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494146?: #494146 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494146?: The RGB value is 73, 65, 70: 73 red, 65 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494146?: The complementary color is #414944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.