What color is #496871?

#496871 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496871?

The RGB value is 73, 104, 113: 73 red, 104 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496871?

The complementary color is #715249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496871 color

#496871 rgb(73, 104, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #496871 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.8% green and 44.3% blue (73, 104, 113).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#496871 color codes

HEX	`#496871`
RGB	`rgb(73, 104, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, -8.8, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 12.34, 224.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.678, 12.509, 17.471)`
Decimal	`4810865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496871, 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 #496871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #496871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496871; }
.text { color: #496871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 104 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496871, #495471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #496871?: #496871 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496871?: The RGB value is 73, 104, 113: 73 red, 104 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496871?: The complementary color is #715249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.