What color is #496474?

#496474 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496474?

The RGB value is 73, 100, 116: 73 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496474?

The complementary color is #745949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496474 color

#496474 rgb(73, 100, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #496474 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 39.2% green and 45.5% blue (73, 100, 116).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#496474 color codes

HEX	`#496474`
RGB	`rgb(73, 100, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 39.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -5.6, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 13.41, 245.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.456, 11.791, 18.245)`
Decimal	`4809844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496474, 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 #496474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #496474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496474; }
.text { color: #496474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 100 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496474, #494f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #496474?: #496474 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496474?: The RGB value is 73, 100, 116: 73 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496474?: The complementary color is #745949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.