#494D55 Color

#494D55 is rgb(73, 77, 85) in RGB and hsl(220, 8%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494D55

HEX#494D55

RGBrgb(73, 77, 85)

HSLhsl(220, 8%, 31%)

HSVhsv(220, 14%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(42% 0.014 264.4)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494D55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494D55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494D55 Complementary#555149 Analogous#495355 Analogous#4B4955 Triadic#55494D Triadic#4D5549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494D55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606671 #757C8A #9196A1 #AAAEB6 #C5C8CE #DEE0E3

Shades

#3F434A #36393F #2D2F34 #26282C #1C1E21 #131416

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