What color is #494C58?

#494C58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C58?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 88: 73 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C58?

The complementary color is #585549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C58 color

#494C58 rgb(73, 76, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C58 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 34.5% blue (73, 76, 88).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#494C58 color codes

HEX	`#494C58`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.46, 1.64, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.46, 7.65, 282.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.093, 7.29, 10.264)`
Decimal	`4803672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C58, 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 #494C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #494C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c58; }
.text { color: #494c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c58, #4e4958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494C58?: #494C58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C58?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 88: 73 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C58?: The complementary color is #585549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.