What color is #495355?

#495355 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495355?

The RGB value is 73, 83, 85: 73 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495355?

The complementary color is #554B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495355 color

#495355 rgb(73, 83, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495355 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.5% green and 33.3% blue (73, 83, 85).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#495355 color codes

HEX	`#495355`
RGB	`rgb(73, 83, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, -3.47, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 4.28, 215.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.48, 8.259, 9.793)`
Decimal	`4805461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495355, 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 #495355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #495355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495355; }
.text { color: #495355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 83 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495355, #494d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495355?: #495355 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark as Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495355?: The RGB value is 73, 83, 85: 73 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495355?: The complementary color is #554B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.