What color is #495978?

#495978 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495978?

The RGB value is 73, 89, 120: 73 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495978?

The complementary color is #786849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495978 color

#495978 rgb(73, 89, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495978 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.9% green and 47.1% blue (73, 89, 120).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sailor (#445780), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#495978 color codes

HEX	`#495978`
RGB	`rgb(73, 89, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 26%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, 2.3, -19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 19.65, 276.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.709, 9.917, 19.168)`
Decimal	`4807032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495978, 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 #495978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #495978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495978; }
.text { color: #495978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 89 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495978, #514978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495978?: #495978 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495978?: The RGB value is 73, 89, 120: 73 red, 89 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495978?: The complementary color is #786849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.