#494d61

Color #494d61

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#494d61

RGB

rgb(73, 77, 97)

HSL

hsl(230, 14.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 24.7%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(33.11, 3.35, -12.2)

LCH

lch(33.11, 12.65, 285.35)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0336, 275.98)

HWB

hwb(230, 28.6%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#615d49

Analogous

#495961

#494d61

#514961

Triadic

#494d61

#61494d

#4d6149

Split-complementary

#494d61

#615149

#596149

Tetradic

#494d61

#5d4961

#615d49

#4d6149

Square

#494d61

#614959

#615d49

#496151

Shades

Color #494d61 mixed toward black.

#3d4051

#313341

#242630

#181a20

#0c0d10

Tints

Color #494d61 mixed toward white.

#616781

#7e839e

#9ea2b6

#bec1ce

#dfe0e7

Tones

Color #494d61 mixed toward gray.

#4b4e5f

#4d505d

#4f515b

#515259

#535457

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b5d · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#4b4a5c · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#495958 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494d61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494d61]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#494d61 (#494d61) is rgb(73, 77, 97) in RGB.

No, #494d61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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