#495256#495256

#495256 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.013 H 226.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495256
RGB	rgb(73, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(198, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(198, 15%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.24, -2.61, -3.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.24, 4.41, 233.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% -0.0092 -0.0096)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.013 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.4443, 8.1228, 9.9779)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495256 #564D49

analogous

#495653 #495256 #494B56

triadic

#495256 #564952 #525649

tetradic

#495256 #534956 #564D49 #4B5649

square

#495256 #534956 #564D49 #4B5649

split-complementary

#495256 #56494B #565349

monochromatic

#111314 #2D3235 #495256 #657277 #839096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#495256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#495256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495256

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495256	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.013 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8285',
    500: '#495256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495256;
$custom-light: #7b8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 8.176,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43207,
    "c": 0.01327,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495256

secondary

#857B76

accent

#8977B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #495256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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