What color is #494E51?

#494E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494E51?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 81: 73 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E51?

The complementary color is #514C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494E51 color

#494E51 rgb(73, 78, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494E51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 31.8% blue (73, 78, 81).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#494E51 color codes

HEX	`#494E51`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.83, -1.32, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.83, 2.8, 241.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.957, 7.459, 8.856)`
Decimal	`4804177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E51, 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 #494E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #494E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e51; }
.text { color: #494e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e51, #494a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494E51?: #494E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494E51?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 81: 73 red, 78 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E51?: The complementary color is #514C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.