What color is #494444?

#494444 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 #494444?

The RGB value is 73, 68, 68: 73 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494444?

The complementary color is #444949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494444?

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.

#494444 color

#494444 rgb(73, 68, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494444 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (73, 68, 68).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#494444 color codes

HEX	`#494444`
RGB	`rgb(73, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 2.11, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 2.24, 19.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.858, 5.968, 6.311)`
Decimal	`4801604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494444, 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 #494444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494444 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 #494444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494444; }
.text { color: #494444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494444, #494744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494444?: #494444 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 #494444?: The RGB value is 73, 68, 68: 73 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494444?: The complementary color is #444949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494444?: 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.