#494c4e

Color #494c4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#494c4e

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 78)

HSL

hsl(204, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(32.11, -0.77, -1.61)

LCH

lch(32.11, 1.78, 244.44)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0051, 236.93)

HWB

hwb(204, 28.6%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4b49

Analogous

#494e4d

#494c4e

#49494e

Triadic

#494c4e

#4e494c

#4c4e49

Split-complementary

#494c4e

#4e4949

#4e4d49

Tetradic

#494c4e

#4b494e

#4e4b49

#4c4e49

Square

#494c4e

#4d494e

#4e4b49

#494e49

Shades

Color #494c4e mixed toward black.

#3d3f41

#313334

#242627

#18191a

#0c0d0d

Tints

Color #494c4e mixed toward white.

#666a6d

#83888b

#a2a6a8

#c1c4c5

#e0e1e2

Tones

Color #494c4e mixed toward gray.

#494c4e

#4a4c4d

#4b4c4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a4e · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4a4d · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#494d4d · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494c4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494c4e]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#494c4e (#494c4e) is rgb(73, 76, 78) in RGB.

No, #494c4e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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