What color is #495047?

#495047 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 #495047?

The RGB value is 73, 80, 71: 73 red, 80 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495047?

The complementary color is #4E4750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495047?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495047 color

#495047 rgb(73, 80, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495047 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31.4% green and 27.8% blue (73, 80, 71).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#495047 color codes

HEX	`#495047`
RGB	`rgb(73, 80, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.15, -4.78, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.15, 6.46, 137.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.753, 7.609, 7.073)`
Decimal	`4804679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495047, 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 #495047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #495047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495047; }
.text { color: #495047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 80 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495047, #47504a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #495047?: #495047 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 #495047?: The RGB value is 73, 80, 71: 73 red, 80 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495047?: The complementary color is #4E4750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495047?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.