What color is #494F61?

#494F61 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494F61?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 97: 73 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F61?

The complementary color is #615B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F61 color

#494F61 rgb(73, 79, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #494F61 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 38% blue (73, 79, 97).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#494F61 color codes

HEX	`#494F61`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 2.07, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 11.47, 280.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.701, 7.871, 12.421)`
Decimal	`4804449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F61, 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 #494F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #494F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f61; }
.text { color: #494f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f61, #4f4961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #494F61?: #494F61 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494F61?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 97: 73 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F61?: The complementary color is #615B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.