#495256

Color #495256

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#495256

RGB

rgb(73, 82, 86)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 8.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 15.1%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(34.24, -2.61, -3.55)

LCH

lch(34.24, 4.41, 233.68)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.0133, 226.22)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 28.6%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#564d49

Analogous

#495654

#495256

#494c56

Triadic

#495256

#564952

#525649

Split-complementary

#495256

#56494c

#565449

Tetradic

#495256

#4d4956

#564d49

#525649

Square

#495256

#544956

#564d49

#4c5649

Shades

Color #495256 mixed toward black.

#3d4448

#313739

#25292b

#181b1d

#0c0e0e

Tints

Color #495256 mixed toward white.

#647076

#808e94

#a0aaae

#c0c6c9

#dfe3e4

Tones

Color #495256 mixed toward gray.

#4a5255

#4b5154

#4c5153

#4d5052

#4e5051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d55 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#4d4c55 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#495454 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #495256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#495256]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#495256 (#495256) is rgb(73, 82, 86) in RGB.

No, #495256 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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