What color is #494E59?

#494E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494E59?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 89: 73 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E59?

The complementary color is #595449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494E59 color

#494E59 rgb(73, 78, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494E59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (73, 78, 89).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#494E59 color codes

HEX	`#494E59`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, 0.63, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 7.16, 275.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.275, 7.586, 10.53)`
Decimal	`4804185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E59, 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 #494E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #494E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e59; }
.text { color: #494e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e59, #4c4959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494E59?: #494E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494E59?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 89: 73 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E59?: The complementary color is #595449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.