What color is #496F75?

#496F75 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496F75?

The RGB value is 73, 111, 117: 73 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496F75?

The complementary color is #754F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496F75?

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.

#496F75 color

#496F75 rgb(73, 111, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #496F75 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.5% green and 45.9% blue (73, 111, 117).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#496F75 color codes

HEX	`#496F75`
RGB	`rgb(73, 111, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -11.74, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 13.98, 212.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.642, 14.069, 18.928)`
Decimal	`4812661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496F75, 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 #496F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496F75 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 #496F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496f75; }
.text { color: #496f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 111 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496f75, #495975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #496F75?: #496F75 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496F75?: The RGB value is 73, 111, 117: 73 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496F75?: The complementary color is #754F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496F75?: 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.