What color is #494A42?

#494A42 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 #494A42?

The RGB value is 73, 74, 66: 73 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494A42?

The complementary color is #43424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A42 color

#494A42 rgb(73, 74, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494A42 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (73, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#494A42 color codes

HEX	`#494A42`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, -2.1, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 5.09, 114.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.18, 6.707, 6.122)`
Decimal	`4803138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A42, 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 #494A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #494A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a42; }
.text { color: #494a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a42, #454a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #494A42?: #494A42 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 #494A42?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 66: 73 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A42?: The complementary color is #43424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.