What color is #495D5E?

#495D5E 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 #495D5E?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 94: 73 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D5E?

The complementary color is #5E4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D5E?

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.

#495D5E color

#495D5E rgb(73, 93, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495D5E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 36.9% blue (73, 93, 94).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#495D5E color codes

HEX	`#495D5E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, -7.31, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 7.93, 202.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.682, 10.053, 12.07)`
Decimal	`4808030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D5E, 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 #495D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495D5E 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 #495D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d5e; }
.text { color: #495d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d5e, #49525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #495D5E?: #495D5E 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 #495D5E?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 94: 73 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D5E?: The complementary color is #5E4A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D5E?: 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.