What color is #494B55?

#494B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B55?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 85: 73 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B55?

The complementary color is #555349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494B55 color

#494B55 rgb(73, 75, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494B55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 33.3% blue (73, 75, 85).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#494B55 color codes

HEX	`#494B55`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, 1.53, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 6.37, 283.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.903, 7.104, 9.6)`
Decimal	`4803413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B55, 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 #494B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #494B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b55; }
.text { color: #494b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b55, #4d4955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494B55?: #494B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B55?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 85: 73 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B55?: The complementary color is #555349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.