#494D5B Color

#494D5B is rgb(73, 77, 91) in RGB and hsl(227, 11%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494D5B

HEX#494D5B

RGBrgb(73, 77, 91)

HSLhsl(227, 11%, 32%)

HSVhsv(227, 20%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.024 272.8)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494D5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494D5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494D5B Complementary#5B5749 Analogous#49555B Analogous#4E495B Triadic#5B494D Triadic#4D5B49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494D5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5D6274 #747A90 #8E93A4 #AAAEBB #C4C6CF #E0E1E6

Shades

#40434F #363944 #2D3039 #24262D #1B1D22 #121317

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