What color is #495861?

#495861 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 #495861?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 97: 73 red, 88 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495861?

The complementary color is #615249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495861 color

#495861 rgb(73, 88, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495861 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 38% blue (73, 88, 97).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Good Night! (#46565F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#495861 color codes

HEX	`#495861`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, -3.53, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 7.94, 243.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.394, 9.259, 12.652)`
Decimal	`4806753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495861, 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 #495861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #495861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495861; }
.text { color: #495861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495861, #494c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495861?: #495861 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 #495861?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 97: 73 red, 88 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495861?: The complementary color is #615249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.