Colour

#494A4C

#494A4C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494A4C is a grey with RGB values 73, 74, 76 and HSL 220°, 2%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#494A4C#494A4C

HEX#494A4C

RGBrgb(73, 74, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2902, 0.298

RGB percentages28.6%, 29%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(220, 2%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 3.9%, 29.8%)

CMYK3.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,148

CSS custom property--colour: #494A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1

Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B6B5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#494A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#484A4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12 Dim grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Black · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C4B49

Analogous#494C4C, #49494C

Triadic#4C494A, #4A4C49

Split complementary#4C4949, #4C4C49

Tetradic#4C494C, #4C4B49, #494C49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AFB0B2

Lighter +30%#959699

Lighter +20%#7B7D80

Lighter +10%#626366

Darker −10%#303132

Darker −20%#171718

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36445F

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R73

G74

B76

Red73 (28.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)2.01%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4A · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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