What color is #496E79?

#496E79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496E79?

The RGB value is 73, 110, 121: 73 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496E79?

The complementary color is #795449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496E79 color

#496E79 rgb(73, 110, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #496E79 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (73, 110, 121).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#496E79 color codes

HEX	`#496E79`
RGB	`rgb(73, 110, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, -10.06, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 14.37, 225.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.774, 13.948, 20.157)`
Decimal	`4812409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496E79, 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 #496E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #496E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496e79; }
.text { color: #496e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 110 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496e79, #495679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #496E79?: #496E79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496E79?: The RGB value is 73, 110, 121: 73 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496E79?: The complementary color is #795449, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.