What color is #495D68?

#495D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495D68?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 104: 73 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D68?

The complementary color is #685449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D68 color

#495D68 rgb(73, 93, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495D68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (73, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#495D68 color codes

HEX	`#495D68`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.28, -4.72, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.28, 9.95, 241.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.16, 10.244, 14.589)`
Decimal	`4808040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D68, 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 #495D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #495D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d68; }
.text { color: #495d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d68, #494e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #495D68?: #495D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495D68?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 104: 73 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D68?: The complementary color is #685449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.