What color is #495455?

#495455 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 #495455?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 85: 73 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495455?

The complementary color is #554A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495455 color

#495455 rgb(73, 84, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495455 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 33.3% blue (73, 84, 85).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark as Night (#495252), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#495455 color codes

HEX	`#495455`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, -4.08, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 4.57, 206.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.557, 8.413, 9.818)`
Decimal	`4805717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495455, 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 #495455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #495455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495455; }
.text { color: #495455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495455, #494e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495455?: #495455 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 #495455?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 85: 73 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495455?: The complementary color is #554A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.