What color is #495756?

#495756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495756?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 86: 73 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495756?

The complementary color is #57494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495756 color

#495756 rgb(73, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495756 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (73, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#495756 color codes

HEX	`#495756`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 16%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, -5.67, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 5.8, 192.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.835, 8.905, 10.108)`
Decimal	`4806486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495756, 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 #495756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #495756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495756; }
.text { color: #495756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495756, #495157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495756?: #495756 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495756?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 86: 73 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495756?: The complementary color is #57494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.