What color is #495863?

#495863 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 #495863?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 99: 73 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495863?

The complementary color is #635449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495863 color

#495863 rgb(73, 88, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495863 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 38.8% blue (73, 88, 99).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Good Night! (#46565F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#495863 color codes

HEX	`#495863`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 11%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, -3.01, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 8.79, 249.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.489, 9.296, 13.149)`
Decimal	`4806755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495863, 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 #495863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #495863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495863; }
.text { color: #495863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495863, #494b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495863?: #495863 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 #495863?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 99: 73 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495863?: The complementary color is #635449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.