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Colour

#494C48

  • #494C48
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#494C48 is a grey with RGB values 73, 76, 72 and HSL 105°, 3%, 29%. 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

#494C48#494C48
HEX#494C48
RGBrgb(73, 76, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.298, 0.2824
RGB percentages28.6%, 29.8%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(105, 2.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 5.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 5.3%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,803,656
CSS custom property--colour: #494C48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07053WCAG 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 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B6B3B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4B48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#494C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dim grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B484C
Analogous#4B4C48, #484C49
Triadic#48494C, #4C4849
Split complementary#49484C, #4C484B
Tetradic#484B4C, #4B484C, #4C4948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB2AE
Lighter +30%#959994
Lighter +20%#7B807A
Lighter +10%#626661
Darker −10%#30322F
Darker −20%#171816
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#405E35
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R73
G76
B72
Red73 (28.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 4C · B 48

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