#494E55 Color

#494E55 is rgb(73, 78, 85) in RGB and hsl(215, 8%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#494E55

HEX#494E55

RGBrgb(73, 78, 85)

HSLhsl(215, 8%, 31%)

HSVhsv(215, 14%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.013 256.8)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494E55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494E55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494E55 Complementary#555049 Analogous#495455 Analogous#4A4955 Triadic#55494E Triadic#4E5549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494E55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606771 #757E8A #9198A1 #AAAFB6 #C5C9CE #DEE0E3

Shades

#3F444A #363A3F #2D3034 #26282C #1C1E21 #131416

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