#494c44

Color #494c44

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#494c44

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 68)

HSL

hsl(82.5, 5.6%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(82.5, 10.5%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 10.5%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(31.81, -2.94, 4.34)

LCH

lch(31.81, 5.24, 124.11)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.0136, 123.92)

HWB

hwb(82.5, 26.7%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47444c

Analogous

#4c4b44

#494c44

#454c44

Triadic

#494c44

#44494c

#4c4449

Split-complementary

#494c44

#44454c

#4b444c

Tetradic

#494c44

#444c47

#47444c

#4c4449

Square

#494c44

#444c4b

#47444c

#4c4445

Shades

Color #494c44 mixed toward black.

#3d3f39

#31332d

#242622

#181917

#0c0d0b

Tints

Color #494c44 mixed toward white.

#686c61

#878c7e

#a5a99e

#c3c5bf

#e1e2df

Tones

Color #494c44 mixed toward gray.

#494b45

#484a46

#484947

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a46 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#4a4a47 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#494848 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494c44;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494c44]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#494c44 (#494c44) is rgb(73, 76, 68) in RGB.

No, #494c44 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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