What color is #495B78?

#495B78 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495B78?

The RGB value is 73, 91, 120: 73 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495B78?

The complementary color is #786649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495B78 color

#495B78 rgb(73, 91, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #495B78 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (73, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#495B78 color codes

HEX	`#495B78`
RGB	`rgb(73, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.29, 1.05, -18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.29, 18.62, 273.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.878, 10.254, 19.224)`
Decimal	`4807544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495B78, 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 #495B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #495B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495b78; }
.text { color: #495b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495b78, #4f4978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495B78?: #495B78 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495B78?: The RGB value is 73, 91, 120: 73 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495B78?: The complementary color is #786649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.