HEX Color #49493A (Darkslategray)

About #49493A

The precise color #49493A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 73 green, and 58 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 11.5% saturation, and 25.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49493A

RGB73, 73, 58

HSL60.0°, 11.5%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 0%, 21%, 71%

HSV60.0°, 20.5%, 28.6%

LAB30.6, -3.0, 9.0

XYZ5.9, 6.5, 4.9

Decimal4802874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49493A #393949

Analogous

#494139 #414939

Triadic

#394949 #493949

Tetradic

#394941 #393949 #493941

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49493A

#5D5D4F

#717165

#85857B

#999991

#AEAEA7

#C2C2BD

#D6D6D3

#EAEAE9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49493A

#404033

#38382D

#303026

#282820

#202019

#181813

#10100C

#080806

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.14:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.30:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.74:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.95:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49493A; }

.text-color { color: #49493A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49493A; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F