Colour

#494A4E

#494A4E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494A4E is a grey with RGB values 73, 74, 78 and HSL 228°, 3%, 30%. 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

#494A4E#494A4E

HEX#494A4E

RGBrgb(73, 74, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2902, 0.3059

RGB percentages28.6%, 29%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(228, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK6.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,150

CSS custom property--colour: #494A4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B6B5B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#494A4Eno 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 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Black · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E4D49

Analogous#494D4E, #4A494E

Triadic#4E494A, #4A4E49

Split complementary#4E4A49, #4D4E49

Tetradic#4E494D, #4E4D49, #494E4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB0B4

Lighter +30%#95969B

Lighter +20%#7A7C83

Lighter +10%#626368

Darker −10%#303134

Darker −20%#181819

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#363F61

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R73

G74

B78

Red73 (28.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)3.31%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4A · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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