#494D42 Color

#494D42 is rgb(73, 77, 66) in RGB and hsl(82, 8%, 28%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494D42

HEX#494D42

RGBrgb(73, 77, 66)

HSLhsl(82, 8%, 28%)

HSVhsv(82, 14%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.019 123.5)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 70%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494D42 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 #494D42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494D42 Complementary#46424D Analogous#4D4C42 Analogous#434D42 Triadic#42494D Triadic#4D4249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494D42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#636959 #7D8471 #969C8B #AFB4A7 #C8CBC2 #E1E3DE

Shades

#41453B #373A31 #2F322A #242721 #1D1E1A #121310

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