What color is #495761?

#495761 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Good Night!. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495761?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 97: 73 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495761?

The complementary color is #615349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495761 color

#495761 rgb(73, 87, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495761 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 38% blue (73, 87, 97).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Good Night! (#46565F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#495761 color codes

HEX	`#495761`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 10%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, -2.92, -7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 8.12, 248.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.313, 9.096, 12.625)`
Decimal	`4806497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495761, 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 #495761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #495761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495761; }
.text { color: #495761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495761, #494b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495761?: #495761 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Good Night!. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495761?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 97: 73 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495761?: The complementary color is #615349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.