What color is #494C52?

#494C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C52?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 82: 73 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C52?

The complementary color is #524F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C52 color

#494C52 rgb(73, 76, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (73, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Isolation (#494D55), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#494C52 color codes

HEX	`#494C52`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.25, 0.17, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.25, 3.97, 272.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.855, 7.194, 9.009)`
Decimal	`4803666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C52, 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 #494C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #494C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c52; }
.text { color: #494c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c52, #4b4952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494C52?: #494C52 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C52?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 82: 73 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C52?: The complementary color is #524F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.