What color is #494C54?

#494C54 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C54?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 84: 73 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C54?

The complementary color is #545149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C54 color

#494C54 rgb(73, 76, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 32.9% blue (73, 76, 84).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#494C54 color codes

HEX	`#494C54`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.31, 0.65, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.31, 5.18, 277.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.932, 7.225, 9.415)`
Decimal	`4803668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C54, 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 #494C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #494C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c54; }
.text { color: #494c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c54, #4c4954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494C54?: #494C54 is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C54?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 84: 73 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C54?: The complementary color is #545149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.