Recognised as Colour

#496A63

#496A63
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#496A63 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 106, 99 and HSL 167°, 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#496A63

RGBrgb(73, 106, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4157, 0.3882

RGB percentages28.6%, 41.6%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(167.3, 18.4%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.3, 31.1%, 41.6%)

CMYK31.1%, 0%, 6.6%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,363

CSS custom property--colour: #496A63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#B6959C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676663no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#616264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Teal · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A4950

Analogous#496A52, #49616A

Triadic#63496A, #6A6349

Split complementary#6A4961, #6A5249

Tetradic#52496A, #6A4950, #616A49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4CBC6

Lighter +30%#96B6AF

Lighter +20%#77A299

Lighter +10%#5E887F

Darker −10%#344C47

Darker −20%#1F2E2B

Darker −30%#0B0F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#338070

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R73

G106

B99

Red73 (28.6%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue167.27°

Saturation (HSL)18.44%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6A · B 63

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