#494257 Color

#494257 is rgb(73, 66, 87) in RGB and hsl(260, 14%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494257

HEX#494257

RGBrgb(73, 66, 87)

HSLhsl(260, 14%, 30%)

HSVhsv(260, 24%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.036 300)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 66%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494257 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494257 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494257 Complementary#505742 Analogous#424557 Analogous#544257 Triadic#574942 Triadic#425749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494257, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#615874 #776B8E #9288A5 #ACA5BB #C7C2D1 #DFDCE5

Shades

#3F394C #383243 #2E2A37 #24212C #1B1820 #131217

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