What color is #494945?

#494945 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494945?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 69: 73 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494945?

The complementary color is #454549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494945 color

#494945 rgb(73, 73, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494945 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 27.1% blue (73, 73, 69).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#494945 color codes

HEX	`#494945`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.9, -0.86, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.9, 2.54, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.204, 6.611, 6.578)`
Decimal	`4802885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494945, 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 #494945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #494945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494945; }
.text { color: #494945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494945, #474945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #494945?: #494945 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494945?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 69: 73 red, 73 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494945?: The complementary color is #454549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.