What color is #494A68?

#494A68 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 #494A68?

The RGB value is 73, 74, 104: 73 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494A68?

The complementary color is #686749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A68 color

#494A68 rgb(73, 74, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494A68 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29% green and 40.8% blue (73, 74, 104).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#494A68 color codes

HEX	`#494A68`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 7.2, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 18.97, 292.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.694, 7.313, 14.1)`
Decimal	`4803176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A68, 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 #494A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #494A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a68; }
.text { color: #494a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a68, #574968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494A68?: #494A68 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 #494A68?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 104: 73 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A68?: The complementary color is #686749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.