What color is #494A5F?

#494A5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494A5F?

The RGB value is 73, 74, 95: 73 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494A5F?

The complementary color is #5F5E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A5F color

#494A5F rgb(73, 74, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494A5F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29% green and 37.3% blue (73, 74, 95).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#494A5F color codes

HEX	`#494A5F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.12, 4.73, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.12, 13.3, 290.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.261, 7.14, 11.82)`
Decimal	`4803167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A5F, 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 #494A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #494A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a5f; }
.text { color: #494a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a5f, #53495f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494A5F?: #494A5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494A5F?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 95: 73 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A5F?: The complementary color is #5F5E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.