#494950 Color

#494950 is rgb(73, 73, 80) in RGB and hsl(240, 5%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494950

HEX#494950

RGBrgb(73, 73, 80)

HSLhsl(240, 5%, 30%)

HSVhsv(240, 9%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(40.8% 0.012 285.9)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 69%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494950 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494950 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494950 Complementary#505049 Analogous#494D50 Analogous#4D4950 Triadic#504949 Triadic#495049

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494950, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61616B #777783 #91919C #ACACB4 #C7C7CC #DFDFE2

Shades

#3F3F46 #38383E #2E2E33 #242428 #1B1B1D #131315

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