What color is #494943?

#494943 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494943?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 67: 73 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494943?

The complementary color is #434349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494943 color

#494943 rgb(73, 73, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494943 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 26.3% blue (73, 73, 67).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#494943 color codes

HEX	`#494943`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.85, -1.27, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.85, 3.81, 109.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.143, 6.587, 6.257)`
Decimal	`4802883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494943, 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 #494943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #494943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494943; }
.text { color: #494943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494943, #464943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #494943?: #494943 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494943?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 67: 73 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494943?: The complementary color is #434349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.