What color is #495564?

#495564 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 #495564?

The RGB value is 73, 85, 100: 73 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495564?

The complementary color is #645849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495564 color

#495564 rgb(73, 85, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495564 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.3% green and 39.2% blue (73, 85, 100).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#495564 color codes

HEX	`#495564`
RGB	`rgb(73, 85, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 15%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, -0.89, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 10.26, 265.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.296, 8.833, 13.322)`
Decimal	`4805988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495564, 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 #495564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #495564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495564; }
.text { color: #495564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 85 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495564, #4b4964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495564?: #495564 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 #495564?: The RGB value is 73, 85, 100: 73 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495564?: The complementary color is #645849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.