#494957
A dark, muted neutral closely aligning with Dimgray.
About #494957
At its core, #494957 is a dark and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Dimgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 73 green, and 87 blue.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 16% cyan and 16% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#494957
RGB73, 73, 87
HSL240.0°, 8.8%, 31.4%
CMYK16%, 16%, 0%, 66%
HSV240.0°, 16.1%, 34.1%
LAB31.5, 3.3, -8.3
XYZ6.9, 6.9, 10.0
Decimal4802903
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.02:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #494957;
}
.text-color {
color: #494957;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #494957;
}