What color is #495765?

#495765 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 #495765?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 101: 73 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495765?

The complementary color is #655749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495765?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495765 color

#495765 rgb(73, 87, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495765 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 39.6% blue (73, 87, 101).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#495765 color codes

HEX	`#495765`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.31, -1.86, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.31, 10.03, 259.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.504, 9.172, 13.632)`
Decimal	`4806501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495765, 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 #495765	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495765 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #495765 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495765; }
.text { color: #495765; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495765; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495765, #494965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495765?: #495765 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 #495765?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 101: 73 red, 87 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495765?: The complementary color is #655749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495765?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.