What color is #494956?

#494956 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494956?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 86: 73 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494956?

The complementary color is #565649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494956 color

#494956 rgb(73, 73, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494956 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 33.7% blue (73, 73, 86).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#494956 color codes

HEX	`#494956`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 3.05, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 8.26, 291.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.81, 6.853, 9.766)`
Decimal	`4802902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494956, 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 #494956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #494956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494956; }
.text { color: #494956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494956, #504956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494956?: #494956 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494956?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 86: 73 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494956?: The complementary color is #565649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.