#494A40 Color

#494A40 is rgb(73, 74, 64) in RGB and hsl(66, 7%, 27%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494A40

HEX#494A40

RGBrgb(73, 74, 64)

HSLhsl(66, 7%, 27%)

HSVhsv(66, 14%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.016 111.8)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 71%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494A40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494A40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494A40 Complementary#41404A Analogous#4A4640 Analogous#444A40 Triadic#40494A Triadic#4A4049

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494A40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#646558 #7F806F #97998A #B2B3A8 #CACBC3 #E2E3DE

Shades

#414139 #36372F #2E2E28 #262621 #1E1E1A #131311

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