#494e57

Color #494e57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#494e57

RGB

rgb(73, 78, 87)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 8.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 16.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 10.3%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(33.03, 0.13, -5.97)

LCH

lch(33.03, 5.97, 271.25)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0162, 262.22)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 28.6%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575249

Analogous

#495557

#494e57

#4b4957

Triadic

#494e57

#57494e

#4e5749

Split-complementary

#494e57

#574b49

#555749

Tetradic

#494e57

#524957

#575249

#4e5749

Square

#494e57

#574955

#575249

#49574b

Shades

Color #494e57 mixed toward black.

#3d4149

#31343a

#25272c

#181a1d

#0c0d0f

Tints

Color #494e57 mixed toward white.

#646a77

#808795

#a0a5af

#c0c3ca

#dfe1e4

Tones

Color #494e57 mixed toward gray.

#4a4e56

#4b4f55

#4d4f54

#4e4f52

#4f5051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b55 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#4b4b54 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#495353 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494e57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494e57]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#494e57 (#494e57) is rgb(73, 78, 87) in RGB.

No, #494e57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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