#496973

Color #496973

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#496973

RGB

rgb(73, 105, 115)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 22.3%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 36.5%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(42.39, -8.83, -9.3)

LCH

lch(42.39, 12.82, 226.48)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0403, 219.26)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 28.6%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#735349

Analogous

#497368

#496973

#495473

Triadic

#496973

#734969

#697349

Split-complementary

#496973

#734954

#736849

Tetradic

#496973

#534973

#735349

#697349

Square

#496973

#684973

#735349

#547349

Shades

Color #496973 mixed toward black.

#3d5860

#31464d

#25353a

#182326

#0c1213

Tints

Color #496973 mixed toward white.

#5e8794

#7ca0ac

#9db8c0

#bdd0d5

#dee7ea

Tones

Color #496973 mixed toward gray.

#4d6770

#50656c

#546469

#576265

#5b6062

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595971 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#575470 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#4b6f6e · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 11.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #496973;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496973]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#496973 (#496973) is rgb(73, 105, 115) in RGB.

No, #496973 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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