What color is #495A69?

#495A69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495A69?

The RGB value is 73, 90, 105: 73 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495A69?

The complementary color is #695849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495A69 color

#495A69 rgb(73, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495A69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (73, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#495A69 color codes

HEX	`#495A69`
RGB	`rgb(73, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, -2.62, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 11.04, 256.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.953, 9.748, 14.772)`
Decimal	`4807273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495A69, 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 #495A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #495A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495a69; }
.text { color: #495a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495a69, #494a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495A69?: #495A69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495A69?: The RGB value is 73, 90, 105: 73 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495A69?: The complementary color is #695849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.