Colour

#496B64

#496B64
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#496B64 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 107, 100 and HSL 168°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#496B64

RGBrgb(73, 107, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.4196, 0.3922

RGB percentages28.6%, 42%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(167.6, 18.9%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 31.8%, 42%)

CMYK31.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,811,620

CSS custom property--colour: #496B64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#B6949B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686764no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#626365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6C69no 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 text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Teal · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B4950

Analogous#496B53, #49616B

Triadic#64496B, #6B6449

Split complementary#6B4961, #6B5349

Tetradic#53496B, #6B4950, #616B49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4CCC7

Lighter +30%#96B7B0

Lighter +20%#77A39A

Lighter +10%#5E8980

Darker −10%#344D48

Darker −20%#202E2B

Darker −30%#0B100F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#328271

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R73

G107

B100

Red73 (28.6%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue167.65°

Saturation (HSL)18.89%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 6B · B 64

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Colour values

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