What color is #494A49?

#494A49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494A49?

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

What is the complementary color of #494A49?

The complementary color is #4A494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A49 color

#494A49 rgb(73, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494A49 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#494A49 color codes

HEX	`#494A49`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.34, -0.63, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.34, 0.78, 144.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.399, 6.795, 7.277)`
Decimal	`4803145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A49, 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 #494A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #494A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a49; }
.text { color: #494a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a49, #494a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494A49?: #494A49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494A49?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 73: 73 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A49?: The complementary color is #4A494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.