#494c50

Color #494c50

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#494c50

RGB

rgb(73, 76, 80)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 4.6%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 8.8%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 5%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(32.18, -0.3, -2.79)

LCH

lch(32.18, 2.81, 263.86)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0077, 255.78)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 28.6%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#504d49

Analogous

#495050

#494c50

#494950

Triadic

#494c50

#50494c

#4c5049

Split-complementary

#494c50

#504949

#505049

Tetradic

#494c50

#4d4950

#504d49

#4c5049

Square

#494c50

#504950

#504d49

#495049

Shades

Color #494c50 mixed toward black.

#3d3f43

#313335

#242628

#18191b

#0c0d0d

Tints

Color #494c50 mixed toward white.

#656a6f

#83878d

#a2a5aa

#c1c3c6

#e0e1e3

Tones

Color #494c50 mixed toward gray.

#4a4c4f

#4b4c4e

#4c4c4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a4f · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#4a4a4f · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#494e4e · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494c50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494c50]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#494c50 (#494c50) is rgb(73, 76, 80) in RGB.

No, #494c50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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