What color is #494850?

#494850 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 #494850?

The RGB value is 73, 72, 80: 73 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494850?

The complementary color is #4F5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494850 color

#494850 rgb(73, 72, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494850 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.2% green and 31.4% blue (73, 72, 80).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#494850 color codes

HEX	`#494850`
RGB	`rgb(73, 72, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, 2.23, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 5.12, 295.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.513, 6.63, 8.525)`
Decimal	`4802640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494850, 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 #494850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #494850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494850; }
.text { color: #494850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 72 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494850, #4d4850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494850?: #494850 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 #494850?: The RGB value is 73, 72, 80: 73 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494850?: The complementary color is #4F5048, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.