Close to Arsenic
#494552
#494552 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #494552.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.31:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.26:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.31:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.26:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #494552 as they’d see it.
#494552 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #494552
What color is #494552?
#494552 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green, and 32.2% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #494552 in RGB?
#494552 is rgb(73, 69, 82): 73 red, 69 green, and 82 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #494552 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 16, 0, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #494552?
PANTONE 7540 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #494552?
Its complement #45493C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.