#494c4d

Color #494c4d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#494c4d

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 77)

HSL

hsl(195, 2.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 5.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(32.08, -1, -1.02)

LCH

lch(32.08, 1.43, 225.57)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0043, 219.29)

HWB

hwb(195, 28.6%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4a49

Analogous

#494d4c

#494c4d

#494a4d

Triadic

#494c4d

#4d494c

#4c4d49

Split-complementary

#494c4d

#4d494a

#4d4c49

Tetradic

#494c4d

#4a494d

#4d4a49

#4c4d49

Square

#494c4d

#4c494d

#4d4a49

#4a4d49

Shades

Color #494c4d mixed toward black.

#3d3f40

#313333

#242626

#18191a

#0c0d0d

Tints

Color #494c4d mixed toward white.

#666a6c

#84898a

#a3a6a7

#c1c4c5

#e0e1e2

Tones

Color #494c4d mixed toward gray.

#494c4d

#4a4c4c

#4a4b4c

#4b4b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a4d · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4a4d · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#494d4d · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #494c4d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494c4d]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#494c4d (#494c4d) is rgb(73, 76, 77) in RGB.

No, #494c4d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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