What color is #494E48?

#494E48 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 #494E48?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 72: 73 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E48?

The complementary color is #4D484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494E48 color

#494E48 rgb(73, 78, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494E48 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 28.2% blue (73, 78, 72).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 4% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 8.51:1).

#494E48 color codes

HEX	`#494E48`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 4%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.55, -3.34, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.55, 4.39, 139.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.642, 7.333, 7.195)`
Decimal	`4804168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E48, 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 #494E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #494E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e48; }
.text { color: #494e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e48, #484e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #494E48?: #494E48 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 #494E48?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 72: 73 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E48?: The complementary color is #4D484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.