What color is #494C3F?

#494C3F 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 #494C3F?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 63: 73 red, 76 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C3F?

The complementary color is #423F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C3F color

#494C3F rgb(73, 76, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 24.7% blue (73, 76, 63).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#494C3F color codes

HEX	`#494C3F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, -3.93, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 8.31, 118.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.229, 6.944, 5.714)`
Decimal	`4803647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C3F, 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 #494C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #494C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c3f; }
.text { color: #494c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c3f, #434c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494C3F?: #494C3F 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 #494C3F?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 63: 73 red, 76 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C3F?: The complementary color is #423F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.