#494d4e

Color #494d4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#494d4e

RGB

rgb(73, 77, 78)

HSL

hsl(192, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(32.42, -1.39, -1.15)

LCH

lch(32.42, 1.8, 219.6)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0055, 214.56)

HWB

hwb(192, 28.6%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4a49

Analogous

#494e4c

#494d4e

#494a4e

Triadic

#494d4e

#4e494d

#4d4e49

Split-complementary

#494d4e

#4e494a

#4e4c49

Tetradic

#494d4e

#4a494e

#4e4a49

#4d4e49

Square

#494d4e

#4c494e

#4e4a49

#4a4e49

Shades

Color #494d4e mixed toward black.

#3d4041

#313334

#242627

#181a1a

#0c0d0d

Tints

Color #494d4e mixed toward white.

#666b6d

#838a8b

#a2a7a8

#c1c4c5

#e0e2e2

Tones

Color #494d4e mixed toward gray.

#494d4e

#4a4c4d

#4b4c4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4e · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#4b4a4e · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#494e4e · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494d4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494d4e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#494d4e (#494d4e) is rgb(73, 77, 78) in RGB.

No, #494d4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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