Colour

#494B51

#494B51
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494B51 is a grey with RGB values 73, 75, 81 and HSL 225°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#494B51

RGBrgb(73, 75, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2941, 0.3176

RGB percentages28.6%, 29.4%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(225, 5.2%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK9.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,803,409

CSS custom property--colour: #494B51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B6B4AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494B51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#494B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#474C4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 22 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Black · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#514F49

Analogous#494F51, #4B4951

Triadic#51494B, #4B5149

Split complementary#514B49, #4F5149

Tetradic#51494F, #514F49, #49514B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB1B7

Lighter +30%#94979F

Lighter +20%#797D87

Lighter +10%#61646C

Darker −10%#313236

Darker −20%#19191B

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#364164

Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R73

G75

B81

Red73 (28.6%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)5.19%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 4B · B 51

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Colour values

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