What color is #496F74?

#496F74 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496F74?

The RGB value is 73, 111, 116: 73 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496F74?

The complementary color is #744E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496F74 color

#496F74 rgb(73, 111, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #496F74 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (73, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#496F74 color codes

HEX	`#496F74`
RGB	`rgb(73, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, -12.01, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 13.93, 210.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.583, 14.046, 18.62)`
Decimal	`4812660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496F74, 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 #496F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #496F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496f74; }
.text { color: #496f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496f74, #495a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #496F74?: #496F74 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496F74?: The RGB value is 73, 111, 116: 73 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496F74?: The complementary color is #744E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.