#494549

Color #494549

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#494549

RGB

rgb(73, 69, 73)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.8, 2.55, -1.8)

LCH

lch(29.8, 3.12, 324.78)

OKLCH

oklch(39.6%, 0.0085, 325.56)

HWB

hwb(300, 27.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454945

Analogous

#474549

#494549

#494547

Triadic

#494549

#494945

#454949

Split-complementary

#494549

#474945

#454947

Tetradic

#494549

#494545

#454945

#454949

Square

#494549

#494745

#454945

#454749

Shades

Color #494549 mixed toward black.

#3d393d

#312e31

#242224

#181718

#0c0b0c

Tints

Color #494549 mixed toward white.

#686368

#888188

#a6a0a6

#c3c0c3

#e1dfe1

Tones

Color #494549 mixed toward gray.

#494549

#484648

#474747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474748 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#484848 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#494747 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 3.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #494549;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494549]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#494549 (#494549) is rgb(73, 69, 73) in RGB.

No, #494549 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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