Colour

#494A4D

#494A4D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494A4D is a grey with RGB values 73, 74, 77 and HSL 225°, 3%, 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

#494A4D#494A4D

HEX#494A4D

RGBrgb(73, 74, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2902, 0.302

RGB percentages28.6%, 29%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(225, 2.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK5.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,149

CSS custom property--colour: #494A4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B6B5B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#494A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#484B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Black · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4C49

Analogous#494C4D, #4A494D

Triadic#4D494A, #4A4D49

Split complementary#4D4A49, #4C4D49

Tetradic#4D494C, #4D4C49, #494D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB0B3

Lighter +30%#95969A

Lighter +20%#7B7C81

Lighter +10%#626367

Darker −10%#303133

Darker −20%#171819

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364160

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R73

G74

B77

Red73 (28.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)2.67%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4A · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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