#494A55 Color

#494A55 is rgb(73, 74, 85) in RGB and hsl(235, 8%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494A55

HEX#494A55

RGBrgb(73, 74, 85)

HSLhsl(235, 8%, 31%)

HSVhsv(235, 14%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(41.2% 0.018 281.4)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494A55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494A55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494A55 Complementary#555449 Analogous#495055 Analogous#4E4955 Triadic#55494A Triadic#4A5549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494A55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606271 #75778A #9192A1 #AAABB6 #C5C6CE #DEDEE3

Shades

#3F404A #36373F #2D2D34 #26262C #1C1D21 #131316

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