What color is #494752?

#494752 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494752?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 82: 73 red, 71 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494752?

The complementary color is #505247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494752 color

#494752 rgb(73, 71, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494752 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 32.2% blue (73, 71, 82).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#494752 color codes

HEX	`#494752`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, 3.35, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 7.09, 298.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.524, 6.532, 8.898)`
Decimal	`4802386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494752, 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 #494752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #494752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494752; }
.text { color: #494752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494752, #4f4752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494752?: #494752 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494752?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 82: 73 red, 71 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494752?: The complementary color is #505247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.