What color is #496A6E?

#496A6E 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 #496A6E?

The RGB value is 73, 106, 110: 73 red, 106 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496A6E?

The complementary color is #6E4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496A6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496A6E color

#496A6E rgb(73, 106, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #496A6E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 41.6% green and 43.1% blue (73, 106, 110).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#496A6E color codes

HEX	`#496A6E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 106, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 41.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.54, -10.77, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.54, 12.36, 209.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.715, 12.85, 16.664)`
Decimal	`4811374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496A6E, 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 #496A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #496A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496a6e; }
.text { color: #496a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 106 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496a6e, #49586e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #496A6E?: #496A6E 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 #496A6E?: The RGB value is 73, 106, 110: 73 red, 106 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496A6E?: The complementary color is #6E4D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496A6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.