What color is #494C5E?

#494C5E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494C5E?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 94: 73 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C5E?

The complementary color is #5E5B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C5E color

#494C5E rgb(73, 76, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494C5E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 36.9% blue (73, 76, 94).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#494C5E color codes

HEX	`#494C5E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.69, 3.18, -10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.69, 11.4, 286.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.352, 7.393, 11.627)`
Decimal	`4803678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C5E, 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 #494C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #494C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c5e; }
.text { color: #494c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c5e, #51495e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494C5E?: #494C5E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494C5E?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 94: 73 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C5E?: The complementary color is #5E5B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.