What color is #495B71?

#495B71 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 #495B71?

The RGB value is 73, 91, 113: 73 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495B71?

The complementary color is #715F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495B71 color

#495B71 rgb(73, 91, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495B71 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.7% green and 44.3% blue (73, 91, 113).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#495B71 color codes

HEX	`#495B71`
RGB	`rgb(73, 91, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38, -0.99, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38, 14.76, 266.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.468, 10.09, 17.068)`
Decimal	`4807537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495B71, 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 #495B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #495B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495b71; }
.text { color: #495b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 91 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495b71, #4b4971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495B71?: #495B71 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 #495B71?: The RGB value is 73, 91, 113: 73 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495B71?: The complementary color is #715F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.