#496d7a

Color #496d7a

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#496d7a

RGB

rgb(73, 109, 122)

HSL

hsl(195.9, 25.1%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.9, 40.2%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 10.7%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(43.88, -9.2, -11.28)

LCH

lch(43.88, 14.56, 230.8)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.0458, 222.61)

HWB

hwb(195.9, 28.6%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a5649

Analogous

#497a6e

#496d7a

#49547a

Triadic

#496d7a

#7a496d

#6d7a49

Split-complementary

#496d7a

#7a4954

#7a6e49

Tetradic

#496d7a

#56497a

#7a5649

#6d7a49

Square

#496d7a

#6e497a

#7a5649

#547a49

Shades

Color #496d7a mixed toward black.

#3d5b66

#314951

#24363d

#182429

#0c1214

Tints

Color #496d7a mixed toward white.

#5d8a9b

#7ca2b0

#9cbac4

#bdd1d8

#dee8eb

Tones

Color #496d7a mixed toward gray.

#4d6b76

#516972

#55676e

#59656a

#5d6365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b77 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#595676 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#4b7574 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496d7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496d7a]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#496d7a (#496d7a) is rgb(73, 109, 122) in RGB.

No, #496d7a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #496d7a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast