#494648

Color #494648

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#494648

RGB

rgb(73, 70, 72)

HSL

hsl(320, 2.1%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 4.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 1.4%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.07, 1.69, -0.75)

LCH

lch(30.07, 1.85, 336.07)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0052, 337.38)

HWB

hwb(320, 27.5%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464947

Analogous

#484649

#494648

#494646

Triadic

#494648

#484946

#464849

Split-complementary

#494648

#464946

#464948

Tetradic

#494648

#494746

#464947

#464849

Square

#494648

#494846

#464947

#464649

Shades

Color #494648 mixed toward black.

#3d3a3c

#312f30

#242324

#181718

#0c0c0c

Tints

Color #494648 mixed toward white.

#686467

#878285

#a5a1a4

#c3c1c2

#e1e0e1

Tones

Color #494648 mixed toward gray.

#494648

#484648

#484748

#484747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484848 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#484847 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#494747 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 2.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #494648;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494648]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#494648 (#494648) is rgb(73, 70, 72) in RGB.

No, #494648 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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