Recognised as Colour

#496A59

#496A59
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#496A59 is a green with RGB values 73, 106, 89 and HSL 149°, 18%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#496A59

RGBrgb(73, 106, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4157, 0.349

RGB percentages28.6%, 41.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(149.1, 18.4%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(149.1, 31.1%, 41.6%)

CMYK31.1%, 0%, 16%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,353

CSS custom property--colour: #496A59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B695A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696558no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#63615Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#426A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Teal · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A495A

Analogous#496A49, #496A6A

Triadic#59496A, #6A5949

Split complementary#6A496A, #6A4949

Tetradic#49496A, #6A495A, #6A6A49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B4CBBF

Lighter +30%#96B6A6

Lighter +20%#77A28C

Lighter +10%#5E8872

Darker −10%#344C40

Darker −20%#1F2E26

Darker −30%#0B0F0D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#338058

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R73

G106

B89

Red73 (28.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue149.09°

Saturation (HSL)18.44%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6A · B 59

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Colour values

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