What color is #496275?

#496275 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496275?

The RGB value is 73, 98, 117: 73 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496275?

The complementary color is #755C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496275 color

#496275 rgb(73, 98, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #496275 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38.4% green and 45.9% blue (73, 98, 117).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#496275 color codes

HEX	`#496275`
RGB	`rgb(73, 98, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 16%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -4.12, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 14.28, 253.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 11.436, 18.489)`
Decimal	`4809333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496275, 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 #496275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #496275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496275; }
.text { color: #496275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 98 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496275, #494c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #496275?: #496275 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496275?: The RGB value is 73, 98, 117: 73 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496275?: The complementary color is #755C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.