#494b4f

Color #494b4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#494b4f

RGB

rgb(73, 75, 79)

HSL

hsl(220, 3.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 7.6%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 5.1%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.84, 0.09, -2.66)

LCH

lch(31.84, 2.66, 271.94)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0071, 264.37)

HWB

hwb(220, 28.6%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4d49

Analogous

#494e4f

#494b4f

#4a494f

Triadic

#494b4f

#4f494b

#4b4f49

Split-complementary

#494b4f

#4f4a49

#4e4f49

Tetradic

#494b4f

#4d494f

#4f4d49

#4b4f49

Square

#494b4f

#4f494e

#4f4d49

#494f4a

Shades

Color #494b4f mixed toward black.

#3d3f42

#313235

#252627

#18191a

#0c0d0d

Tints

Color #494b4f mixed toward white.

#66686e

#83868c

#a2a4a9

#c1c3c6

#e0e1e2

Tones

Color #494b4f mixed toward gray.

#4a4b4e

#4b4b4d

#4b4c4d

#4b4c4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a4e · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#4a4a4e · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#494d4d · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494b4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494b4f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#494b4f (#494b4f) is rgb(73, 75, 79) in RGB.

No, #494b4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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