#495656#495656

#495656 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.016 H 196.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495656
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 15%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, -5.06, -1.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 5.34, 198.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% -0.0156 -0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.016 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.7547, 8.7437, 10.0814)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495656 #564949

analogous

#49564F #495656 #494F56

triadic

#495656 #564956 #565649

tetradic

#495656 #4F4956 #564949 #4F5649

square

#495656 #4F4956 #564949 #4F5649

split-complementary

#495656 #56494F #564F49

monochromatic

#111414 #2D3535 #495656 #657777 #839696

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#495656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#495656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495656

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495656	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.016 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8585',
    500: '#495656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495656;
$custom-light: #7c8585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 8.176,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44193,
    "c": 0.01631,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495656

secondary

#857676

accent

#7777B1

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#090B0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #495656

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

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