What color is #494B3F?

#494B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B3F?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 63: 73 red, 75 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B3F?

The complementary color is #413F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494B3F color

#494B3F rgb(73, 75, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 24.7% blue (73, 75, 63).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#494B3F color codes

HEX	`#494B3F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.36, -3.31, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.36, 7.64, 115.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.161, 6.808, 5.691)`
Decimal	`4803391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B3F, 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 #494B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #494B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b3f; }
.text { color: #494b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b3f, #434b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494B3F?: #494B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B3F?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 63: 73 red, 75 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B3F?: The complementary color is #413F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.