What color is #494D5C?

#494D5C 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 #494D5C?

The RGB value is 73, 77, 92: 73 red, 77 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494D5C?

The complementary color is #5C5849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494D5C color

#494D5C rgb(73, 77, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494D5C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 36.1% blue (73, 77, 92).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#494D5C color codes

HEX	`#494D5C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 77, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.91, 2.03, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.91, 9.55, 282.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.333, 7.497, 11.184)`
Decimal	`4803932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494D5C, 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 #494D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #494D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494d5c; }
.text { color: #494d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 77 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494d5c, #4e495c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494D5C?: #494D5C 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 #494D5C?: The RGB value is 73, 77, 92: 73 red, 77 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494D5C?: The complementary color is #5C5849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.