What color is #494545?

#494545 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 #494545?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 69: 73 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494545?

The complementary color is #454949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494545 color

#494545 rgb(73, 69, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494545 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 27.1% blue (73, 69, 69).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#494545 color codes

HEX	`#494545`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.67, 1.68, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.67, 1.78, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.95, 6.102, 6.494)`
Decimal	`4801861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494545, 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 #494545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #494545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494545; }
.text { color: #494545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494545, #494745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494545?: #494545 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 #494545?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 69: 73 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494545?: The complementary color is #454949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.