Colour

#494B40

#494B40
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494B40 is a grey with RGB values 73, 75, 64 and HSL 71°, 8%, 27%. 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

#494B40#494B40

HEX#494B40

RGBrgb(73, 75, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2941, 0.251

RGB percentages28.6%, 29.4%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(70.9, 7.9%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(70.9, 14.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK2.7%, 0%, 14.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,392

CSS custom property--colour: #494B40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B6B4BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4A3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4A48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42404B

Analogous#4B4840, #444B40

Triadic#40494B, #4B4049

Split complementary#40434B, #48404B

Tetradic#404B48, #42404B, #4B4043

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B2A5

Lighter +30%#979B89

Lighter +20%#7F826F

Lighter +10%#646757

Darker −10%#2E2F29

Darker −20%#131411

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#545C2F

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R73

G75

B64

Red73 (28.6%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue70.91°

Saturation (HSL)7.91%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4B · B 40

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Colour values

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