What color is #494B4F?

#494B4F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B4F?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 79: 73 red, 75 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B4F?

The complementary color is #4F4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494B4F color

#494B4F rgb(73, 75, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494B4F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 31% blue (73, 75, 79).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#494B4F color codes

HEX	`#494B4F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 0.09, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 2.66, 272)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.675, 7.013, 8.398)`
Decimal	`4803407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B4F, 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 #494B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #494B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b4f; }
.text { color: #494b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b4f, #4a494f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494B4F?: #494B4F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B4F?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 79: 73 red, 75 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B4F?: The complementary color is #4F4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.