What color is #495462?

#495462 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495462?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 98: 73 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495462?

The complementary color is #625749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495462 color

#495462 rgb(73, 84, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495462 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 38.4% blue (73, 84, 98).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#495462 color codes

HEX	`#495462`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, -0.8, -9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 9.58, 265.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.122, 8.639, 12.792)`
Decimal	`4805730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495462, 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 #495462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #495462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495462; }
.text { color: #495462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495462, #4b4962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495462?: #495462 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495462?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 98: 73 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495462?: The complementary color is #625749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.