What color is #494D47?

#494D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494D47?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 71: 73 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D47?

The complementary color is #4B474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D47 color

#494D47 rgb(73, 77, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494D47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (73, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#494D47 color codes

HEX	`#494D47`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.21, -2.93, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.21, 4.19, 134.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.539, 7.179, 7.001)`
Decimal	`4803911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D47, 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 #494D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #494D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d47; }
.text { color: #494d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d47, #474d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494D47?: #494D47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494D47?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 71: 73 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D47?: The complementary color is #4B474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.