What color is #494B61?

#494B61 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 #494B61?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 97: 73 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B61?

The complementary color is #615F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B61?

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.

#494B61 color

#494B61 rgb(73, 75, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494B61 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 38% blue (73, 75, 97).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% 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).

#494B61 color codes

HEX	`#494B61`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 4.63, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 13.91, 289.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.421, 7.312, 12.327)`
Decimal	`4803425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B61, 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 #494B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B61 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 #494B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b61; }
.text { color: #494b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b61, #534961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494B61?: #494B61 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 #494B61?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 97: 73 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B61?: The complementary color is #615F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B61?: 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.