#494a4e

Color #494a4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#494a4e

RGB

rgb(73, 74, 78)

HSL

hsl(228, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.5, 0.49, -2.52)

LCH

lch(31.5, 2.57, 281)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0067, 275.12)

HWB

hwb(228, 28.6%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4d49

Analogous

#494c4e

#494a4e

#4a494e

Triadic

#494a4e

#4e494a

#4a4e49

Split-complementary

#494a4e

#4e4a49

#4c4e49

Tetradic

#494a4e

#4d494e

#4e4d49

#4a4e49

Square

#494a4e

#4e494c

#4e4d49

#494e4a

Shades

Color #494a4e mixed toward black.

#3d3e41

#313134

#242527

#18191a

#0c0c0d

Tints

Color #494a4e mixed toward white.

#66676d

#83858b

#a2a3a8

#c1c2c5

#e0e0e2

Tones

Color #494a4e mixed toward gray.

#494a4e

#4a4a4d

#4a4b4d

#4b4b4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494d · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#49494d · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#494c4c · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494a4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494a4e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#494a4e (#494a4e) is rgb(73, 74, 78) in RGB.

No, #494a4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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