What color is #494351?

#494351 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 #494351?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 81: 73 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494351?

The complementary color is #4B5143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494351 color

#494351 rgb(73, 67, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494351 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 31.8% blue (73, 67, 81).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#494351 color codes

HEX	`#494351`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 17%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.48, 5.69, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.48, 9.38, 307.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.24, 6.025, 8.617)`
Decimal	`4801361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494351, 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 #494351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #494351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494351; }
.text { color: #494351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494351, #504351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494351?: #494351 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 #494351?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 81: 73 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494351?: The complementary color is #4B5143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.