What color is #494651?

#494651 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494651?

The RGB value is 73, 70, 81: 73 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494651?

The complementary color is #4E5146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494651 color

#494651 rgb(73, 70, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494651 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.5% green and 31.8% blue (73, 70, 81).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#494651 color codes

HEX	`#494651`
RGB	`rgb(73, 70, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, 3.75, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 7.17, 301.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.423, 6.391, 8.678)`
Decimal	`4802129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494651, 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 #494651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #494651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494651; }
.text { color: #494651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 70 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494651, #4e4651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494651?: #494651 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494651?: The RGB value is 73, 70, 81: 73 red, 70 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494651?: The complementary color is #4E5146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.