What color is #494C43?

#494C43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C43?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 67: 73 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C43?

The complementary color is #46434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C43?

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.

#494C43 color

#494C43 rgb(73, 76, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 26.3% blue (73, 76, 67).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 6% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#494C43 color codes

HEX	`#494C43`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 6%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, -3.14, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 5.85, 122.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.345, 6.991, 6.324)`
Decimal	`4803651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C43, 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 #494C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C43 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 #494C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c43; }
.text { color: #494c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c43, #454c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494C43?: #494C43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C43?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 67: 73 red, 76 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C43?: The complementary color is #46434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C43?: 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.