#494841 Color

#494841 is rgb(73, 72, 65) in RGB and hsl(53, 6%, 27%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494841

HEX#494841

RGBrgb(73, 72, 65)

HSLhsl(53, 6%, 27%)

HSVhsv(53, 11%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(40% 0.012 100.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 71%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494841 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494841 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494841 Complementary#414249 Analogous#494441 Analogous#464941 Triadic#414948 Triadic#484149

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494841, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#646359 #7F7D71 #98968B #B2B1A9 #CAC9C4 #E2E2DF

Shades

#41403A #363530 #2E2D29 #262522 #1E1D1A #131311

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