What color is #494343?

#494343 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494343?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 67: 73 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494343?

The complementary color is #434949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494343 color

#494343 rgb(73, 67, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494343 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (73, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#494343 color codes

HEX	`#494343`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, 2.54, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 2.7, 19.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.768, 5.836, 6.132)`
Decimal	`4801347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494343, 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 #494343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #494343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494343; }
.text { color: #494343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494343, #494643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494343?: #494343 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494343?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 67: 73 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494343?: The complementary color is #434949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.