What color is #496D66?

#496D66 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 #496D66?

The RGB value is 73, 109, 102: 73 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496D66?

The complementary color is #6D4950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496D66 color

#496D66 rgb(73, 109, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #496D66 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42.7% green and 40% blue (73, 109, 102).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#496D66 color codes

HEX	`#496D66`
RGB	`rgb(73, 109, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, -14.53, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 14.53, 180.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.614, 13.312, 14.578)`
Decimal	`4812134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496D66, 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 #496D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #496D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496d66; }
.text { color: #496d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 109 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496d66, #49626d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #496D66?: #496D66 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 #496D66?: The RGB value is 73, 109, 102: 73 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496D66?: The complementary color is #6D4950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.