What color is #496179?

#496179 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496179?

The RGB value is 73, 97, 121: 73 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496179?

The complementary color is #796149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496179 color

#496179 rgb(73, 97, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #496179 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38% green and 47.5% blue (73, 97, 121).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#496179 color codes

HEX	`#496179`
RGB	`rgb(73, 97, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, -2.35, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 16.51, 261.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.472, 11.346, 19.724)`
Decimal	`4809081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496179, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #496179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #496179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496179; }
.text { color: #496179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 97 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496179, #494979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #496179?: #496179 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496179?: The RGB value is 73, 97, 121: 73 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496179?: The complementary color is #796149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.