What color is #495D5D?

#495D5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495D5D?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 93: 73 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D5D?

The complementary color is #5D4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D5D color

#495D5D rgb(73, 93, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495D5D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 36.5% blue (73, 93, 93).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#495D5D color codes

HEX	`#495D5D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, -7.56, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 7.96, 198.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.637, 10.035, 11.836)`
Decimal	`4808029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D5D, 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 #495D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #495D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d5d; }
.text { color: #495d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d5d, #49535d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #495D5D?: #495D5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495D5D?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 93: 73 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D5D?: The complementary color is #5D4949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.