#494942

A dark, muted neutral closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #494942

When working with digital screens, the color #494942 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 73 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10% Yellow, and 71% Black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 5.0% saturation, and 27.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#494942
RGB73, 73, 66
HSL60.0°, 5.0%, 27.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 10%, 71%
HSV60.0°, 9.6%, 28.6%
LAB30.8, -1.5, 4.2
XYZ6.1, 6.6, 6.1
Decimal4802882

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #494942; }
.text-color { color: #494942; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #494942; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F