What color is #494B4D?

#494B4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B4D?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 77: 73 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B4D?

The complementary color is #4D4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494B4D color

#494B4D rgb(73, 75, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494B4D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 30.2% blue (73, 75, 77).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#494B4D color codes

HEX	`#494B4D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.77, -0.37, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.77, 1.52, 256)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.603, 6.984, 8.02)`
Decimal	`4803405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B4D, 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 #494B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #494B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b4d; }
.text { color: #494b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b4d, #49494d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #494B4D?: #494B4D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B4D?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 77: 73 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B4D?: The complementary color is #4D4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.