#494B55 Color

#494B55 is rgb(73, 75, 85) in RGB and hsl(230, 8%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494B55

HEX#494B55

RGBrgb(73, 75, 85)

HSLhsl(230, 8%, 31%)

HSVhsv(230, 14%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(41.5% 0.017 276.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494B55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494B55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494B55 Complementary#555349 Analogous#495155 Analogous#4D4955 Triadic#55494B Triadic#4B5549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494B55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606371 #75798A #9194A1 #AAACB6 #C5C7CE #DEDFE3

Shades

#3F414A #36383F #2D2E34 #26272C #1C1D21 #131316

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