#494851

Color #494851

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.86 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#494851

RGB

rgb(73, 72, 81)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 5.9%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 11.1%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(30.99, 2.47, -5.2)

LCH

lch(30.99, 5.76, 295.41)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.015, 290.74)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 28.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505148

Analogous

#484b51

#494851

#4e4851

Triadic

#494851

#514948

#485149

Split-complementary

#494851

#514e48

#4b5148

Tetradic

#494851

#514850

#505148

#485149

Square

#494851

#51484b

#505148

#48514e

Shades

Color #494851 mixed toward black.

#3d3c44

#313036

#242429

#18181b

#0c0c0e

Tints

Color #494851 mixed toward white.

#656471

#83818f

#a2a0ab

#c1c0c7

#e0dfe3

Tones

Color #494851 mixed toward gray.

#4a4950

#4b4a4f

#4b4b4e

#4c4c4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#49494e · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#494d4d · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494851;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494851]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#494851 (#494851) is rgb(73, 72, 81) in RGB.

No, #494851 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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