What color is #494546?

#494546 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 #494546?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 70: 73 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494546?

The complementary color is #454948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494546 color

#494546 rgb(73, 69, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494546 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (73, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#494546 color codes

HEX	`#494546`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.7, 1.89, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.7, 1.89, 359.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.981, 6.115, 6.658)`
Decimal	`4801862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494546, 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 #494546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #494546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494546; }
.text { color: #494546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494546, #494645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494546?: #494546 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 #494546?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 70: 73 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494546?: The complementary color is #454948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.