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Recognised as Colour

#494A53

  • #494A53
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494A53 is a grey with RGB values 73, 74, 83 and HSL 234°, 6%, 31%. 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

#494A53#494A53
HEX#494A53
RGBrgb(73, 74, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2902, 0.3255
RGB percentages28.6%, 29%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(234, 6.4%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 12%, 32.5%)
CMYK12%, 10.8%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,803,155
CSS custom property--colour: #494A53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B6B5AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484B53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#474A53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#474B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5Dim grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Gray · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Black · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535249
Analogous#494F53, #4D4953
Triadic#53494A, #4A5349
Split complementary#534D49, #4F5349
Tetradic#53494F, #535249, #49534D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB0B9
Lighter +30%#9495A1
Lighter +20%#797B89
Lighter +10%#61626E
Darker −10%#313238
Darker −20%#191A1D
Darker −30%#010102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#363A67
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R73
G74
B83
Red73 (28.6%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)6.41%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4A · B 53

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