#49494d

Color #49494d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#49494d

RGB

rgb(73, 73, 77)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(31.15, 0.9, -2.38)

LCH

lch(31.15, 2.54, 290.71)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0066, 285.71)

HWB

hwb(240, 28.6%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4d49

Analogous

#494b4d

#49494d

#4b494d

Triadic

#49494d

#4d4949

#494d49

Split-complementary

#49494d

#4d4b49

#4b4d49

Tetradic

#49494d

#4d494d

#4d4d49

#494d49

Square

#49494d

#4d494b

#4d4d49

#494d4b

Shades

Color #49494d mixed toward black.

#3d3d40

#313133

#242426

#18181a

#0c0c0d

Tints

Color #49494d mixed toward white.

#66666c

#84848a

#a3a3a7

#c1c1c5

#e0e0e2

Tones

Color #49494d mixed toward gray.

#49494d

#4a4a4c

#4b4b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494c · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#49494c · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#494b4b · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #49494d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49494d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#49494d (#49494d) is rgb(73, 73, 77) in RGB.

No, #49494d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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