What color is #495F61?

#495F61 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 #495F61?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 97: 73 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F61?

The complementary color is #614B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F61 color

#495F61 rgb(73, 95, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495F61 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (73, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#495F61 color codes

HEX	`#495F61`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.66, -7.74, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.66, 8.65, 206.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.997, 10.464, 12.853)`
Decimal	`4808545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F61, 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 #495F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #495F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f61; }
.text { color: #495f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f61, #495361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #495F61?: #495F61 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 #495F61?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 97: 73 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F61?: The complementary color is #614B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.