#494B59
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #494B59
With the hex code #494B59, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 29% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #595749, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.63:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #494B59?
With the hex code #494B59, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 29% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #494B59?
Use white text. White on #494B59 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #494B59?
Its complementary colour is #595749, and analogous partners are #495359 and #4F4959.