What color is #494255?

#494255 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494255?

The RGB value is 73, 66, 85: 73 red, 66 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494255?

The complementary color is #4E5542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494255 color

#494255 rgb(73, 66, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494255 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 25.9% green and 33.3% blue (73, 66, 85).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#494255 color codes

HEX	`#494255`
RGB	`rgb(73, 66, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 25.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 7.32, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 12.61, 305.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.335, 5.969, 9.411)`
Decimal	`4801109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494255, 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 #494255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #494255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494255; }
.text { color: #494255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 66 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494255, #534255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494255?: #494255 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494255?: The RGB value is 73, 66, 85: 73 red, 66 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494255?: The complementary color is #4E5542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.