What color is #494753?

#494753 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494753?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 83: 73 red, 71 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494753?

The complementary color is #515347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494753 color

#494753 rgb(73, 71, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494753 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 32.5% blue (73, 71, 83).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#494753 color codes

HEX	`#494753`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 3.59, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 7.72, 297.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.562, 6.547, 9.1)`
Decimal	`4802387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494753, 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 #494753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #494753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494753; }
.text { color: #494753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494753, #4f4753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494753?: #494753 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494753?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 83: 73 red, 71 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494753?: The complementary color is #515347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.