Colour

#49595A

#49595A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49595A is a cyan with RGB values 73, 89, 90 and HSL 184°, 10%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#49595A

RGBrgb(73, 89, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.349, 0.3529

RGB percentages28.6%, 34.9%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(183.5, 10.4%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 18.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK18.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,807,002

CSS custom property--colour: #49595A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B6A6A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57575Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#53555Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#445A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Dim grey · ΔE 10.2 Gray · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Teal · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A4A49

Analogous#495A52, #49515A

Triadic#5A4959, #595A49

Split complementary#5A4951, #5A5349

Tetradic#52495A, #5A4A49, #515A49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0BEBF

Lighter +30%#94A7A8

Lighter +20%#789091

Lighter +10%#607576

Darker −10%#323D3E

Darker −20%#1B2122

Darker −30%#040506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#356B6E

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R73

G89

B90

Red73 (28.6%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue183.53°

Saturation (HSL)10.43%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 59 · B 5A

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Colour values

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