Colour

#494A52

#494A52
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494A52 is a grey with RGB values 73, 74, 82 and HSL 233°, 6%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#494A52#494A52

HEX#494A52

RGBrgb(73, 74, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2902, 0.3216

RGB percentages28.6%, 29%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(233.3, 5.8%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 11%, 32.2%)

CMYK11%, 9.8%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,154

CSS custom property--colour: #494A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B6B5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484B52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#484A52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#474B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Black · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#525149

Analogous#494F52, #4C4952

Triadic#52494A, #4A5249

Split complementary#524C49, #4F5249

Tetradic#52494F, #525149, #49524C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB0B8

Lighter +30%#9495A0

Lighter +20%#797B88

Lighter +10%#61626D

Darker −10%#313237

Darker −20%#19191C

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#363B65

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R73

G74

B82

Red73 (28.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)5.81%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4A · B 52

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