What color is #494E43?

#494E43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494E43?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 67: 73 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E43?

The complementary color is #48434E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494E43 color

#494E43 rgb(73, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494E43 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (73, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#494E43 color codes

HEX	`#494E43`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.41, -4.37, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.41, 7.29, 126.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.485, 7.27, 6.371)`
Decimal	`4804163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E43, 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 #494E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #494E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e43; }
.text { color: #494e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e43, #434e43); }

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Questions

What color is #494E43?: #494E43 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494E43?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 67: 73 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E43?: The complementary color is #48434E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.