What color is #494840?

#494840 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494840?

The RGB value is 73, 72, 64: 73 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494840?

The complementary color is #404149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494840 color

#494840 rgb(73, 72, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494840 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.2% green and 25.1% blue (73, 72, 64).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#494840 color codes

HEX	`#494840`
RGB	`rgb(73, 72, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, -1.24, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 5.11, 104.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.99, 6.421, 5.773)`
Decimal	`4802624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494840, 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 #494840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #494840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494840; }
.text { color: #494840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 72 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494840, #464940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #494840?: #494840 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494840?: The RGB value is 73, 72, 64: 73 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494840?: The complementary color is #404149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.