What color is #496C68?

#496C68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496C68?

The RGB value is 73, 108, 104: 73 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496C68?

The complementary color is #6C494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496C68 color

#496C68 rgb(73, 108, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #496C68 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42.4% green and 40.8% blue (73, 108, 104).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#496C68 color codes

HEX	`#496C68`
RGB	`rgb(73, 108, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -13.47, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 13.58, 187.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.608, 13.14, 15.071)`
Decimal	`4811880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496C68, 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 #496C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #496C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496c68; }
.text { color: #496c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 108 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496c68, #495f6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #496C68?: #496C68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496C68?: The RGB value is 73, 108, 104: 73 red, 108 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496C68?: The complementary color is #6C494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.