What color is #495871?

#495871 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495871?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 113: 73 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495871?

The complementary color is #716249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495871 color

#495871 rgb(73, 88, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495871 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 44.3% blue (73, 88, 113).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#495871 color codes

HEX	`#495871`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.09, 0.87, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.09, 16.15, 273.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.217, 9.588, 16.985)`
Decimal	`4806769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495871, 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 #495871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #495871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495871; }
.text { color: #495871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495871, #4e4971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495871?: #495871 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495871?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 113: 73 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495871?: The complementary color is #716249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.