#494837 Color

#494837 is rgb(73, 72, 55) in RGB and hsl(57, 14%, 25%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494837

HEX#494837

RGBrgb(73, 72, 55)

HSLhsl(57, 14%, 25%)

HSVhsv(57, 25%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(39.7% 0.027 104.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 71%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494837 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494837 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494837 Complementary#373849 Analogous#493F37 Analogous#414937 Triadic#374948 Triadic#483749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494837, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66644D #868465 #9F9D7F #B7B59F #CDCCBC #E5E4DC

Shades

#403F30 #37372A #2F2E23 #26251D #1D1D16 #14140F

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