What color is #494D4E?

#494D4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494D4E?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 78: 73 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D4E?

The complementary color is #4E4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D4E color

#494D4E rgb(73, 77, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494D4E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (73, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#494D4E color codes

HEX	`#494D4E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, -1.39, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 1.81, 219.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.776, 7.274, 8.253)`
Decimal	`4803918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D4E, 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 #494D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #494D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d4e; }
.text { color: #494d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d4e, #494a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494D4E?: #494D4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494D4E?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 78: 73 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D4E?: The complementary color is #4E4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.