What color is #495049?

#495049 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495049?

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

What is the complementary color of #495049?

The complementary color is #504950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495049 color

#495049 rgb(73, 80, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495049 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#495049 color codes

HEX	`#495049`
RGB	`rgb(73, 80, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -4.36, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 5.39, 143.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.819, 7.635, 7.416)`
Decimal	`4804681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495049, 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 #495049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #495049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495049; }
.text { color: #495049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 80 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495049, #49504d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495049?: #495049 is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495049?: The RGB value is 73, 80, 73: 73 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495049?: The complementary color is #504950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.