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#494D4E Cover of Night

#494D4E is a dark gray named Cover of Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(73, 77, 78)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 3% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #494D4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.55:1.

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Variations of #494D4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#494D4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#494D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #494D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4B4C4E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C4D4E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B4D4E
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B4C4E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4B4C4E
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #484D4D
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #494D4E
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4B4C4D

#494D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.55:1 Very good#494D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#494D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#494D4E in CSS

/* Cover of Night */
.color { color: #494D4E; }
.background { background-color: #494D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #494D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 77 78);
color: hsl(192 3% 30%);
color: oklch(0.417 0.005 214.4);

#494D4E FAQ

What color is #494D4E?

#494D4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #494D4E?

#494D4E is rgb(73, 77, 78) in RGB, hsl(192, 3%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #494D4E?

The complementary color of #494D4E is #4E4A49, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #494D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #494D4E: 8.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #494D4E a warm or cool color?

#494D4E is a neutral color.