#495749

A dark, muted neutral closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #495749

The precise color #495749 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 87 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 16% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 8.8% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#495749
RGB73, 87, 73
HSL120.0°, 8.8%, 31.4%
CMYK16%, 0%, 16%, 66%
HSV120.0°, 16.1%, 34.1%
LAB35.4, -8.6, 6.3
XYZ7.4, 8.7, 7.6
Decimal4806473

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #495749; }
.text-color { color: #495749; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #495749; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F