What color is #495176?

#495176 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495176?

The RGB value is 73, 81, 118: 73 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495176?

The complementary color is #766E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495176 color

#495176 rgb(73, 81, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495176 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31.8% green and 46.3% blue (73, 81, 118).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#495176 color codes

HEX	`#495176`
RGB	`rgb(73, 81, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.22, 6.77, -22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.22, 23.13, 287.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.959, 8.609, 18.326)`
Decimal	`4804982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495176, 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 #495176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #495176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495176; }
.text { color: #495176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 81 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495176, #584976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #495176?: #495176 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495176?: The RGB value is 73, 81, 118: 73 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495176?: The complementary color is #766E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.