#494C42 Color

#494C42 is rgb(73, 76, 66) in RGB and hsl(78, 7%, 28%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494C42

HEX#494C42

RGBrgb(73, 76, 66)

HSLhsl(78, 7%, 28%)

HSVhsv(78, 13%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(41% 0.017 120.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 70%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494C42 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 text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494C42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494C42 Complementary#45424C Analogous#4C4A42 Analogous#444C42 Triadic#42494C Triadic#4C4249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494C42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#64685A #7E8372 #979B8C #B0B3A8 #C8CBC3 #E1E3DE

Shades

#42443B #373932 #2F312B #252621 #1D1E1A #121311

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