#496e79

Color #496e79

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#496e79

RGB

rgb(73, 110, 121)

HSL

hsl(193.8, 24.7%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.8, 39.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(44.16, -10.06, -10.27)

LCH

lch(44.16, 14.38, 225.59)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.0453, 218.46)

HWB

hwb(193.8, 28.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#795449

Analogous

#49796c

#496e79

#495679

Triadic

#496e79

#79496e

#6e7949

Split-complementary

#496e79

#794956

#796c49

Tetradic

#496e79

#544979

#795449

#6e7949

Square

#496e79

#6c4979

#795449

#567949

Shades

Color #496e79 mixed toward black.

#3d5c65

#314951

#24373c

#182528

#0c1214

Tints

Color #496e79 mixed toward white.

#5d8c9a

#7ca4b0

#9cbac3

#bdd1d7

#dee8eb

Tones

Color #496e79 mixed toward gray.

#4d6c75

#516a71

#55676d

#596569

#5d6365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5c76 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#595676 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#4b7474 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #496e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#496e79]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#496e79 (#496e79) is rgb(73, 110, 121) in RGB.

No, #496e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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