What color is #496764?

#496764 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496764?

The RGB value is 73, 103, 100: 73 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496764?

The complementary color is #67494C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496764 color

#496764 rgb(73, 103, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #496764 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.4% green and 39.2% blue (73, 103, 100).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#496764 color codes

HEX	`#496764`
RGB	`rgb(73, 103, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.27, -11.64, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.27, 11.78, 189.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.897, 12.037, 13.856)`
Decimal	`4810596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496764, 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 #496764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #496764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496764; }
.text { color: #496764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 103 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496764, #495b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #496764?: #496764 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496764?: The RGB value is 73, 103, 100: 73 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496764?: The complementary color is #67494C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.