What color is #494F56?

#494F56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494F56?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 86: 73 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F56?

The complementary color is #565049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F56 color

#494F56 rgb(73, 79, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494F56 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 33.7% blue (73, 79, 86).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#494F56 color codes

HEX	`#494F56`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.31, -0.75, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.31, 4.99, 261.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.223, 7.68, 9.904)`
Decimal	`4804438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F56, 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 #494F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #494F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f56; }
.text { color: #494f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f56, #494956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494F56?: #494F56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494F56?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 86: 73 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F56?: The complementary color is #565049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.