Colour
#493F3F
- #493F3F
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#493F3F is a grey with RGB values 73, 63, 63 and HSL 0°, 7%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#493F3F#493F3F
HEX#493F3F
RGBrgb(73, 63, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2471, 0.2471
RGB percentages28.6%, 24.7%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(0, 7.4%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 13.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 13.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,800,319
CSS custom property--colour: #493F3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#B6C0C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F4949
Analogous#493F44, #49443F
Triadic#3F493F, #3F3F49
Split complementary#3F4944, #3F4449
Tetradic#44493F, #3F4949, #443F49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G63
B63
Red73 (28.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.35%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 3F · B 3F
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