#494C55 Color

#494C55 is rgb(73, 76, 85) in RGB and hsl(225, 8%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494C55

HEX#494C55

RGBrgb(73, 76, 85)

HSLhsl(225, 8%, 31%)

HSVhsv(225, 14%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(41.7% 0.015 271)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494C55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494C55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494C55 Complementary#555249 Analogous#495255 Analogous#4C4955 Triadic#55494C Triadic#4C5549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494C55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606471 #757A8A #9195A1 #AAADB6 #C5C7CE #DEDFE3

Shades

#3F424A #36383F #2D2F34 #26272C #1C1D21 #131416

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