#495C70#495C70

#495C70 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.040 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C70
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 112)
HSL	hsl(211, 21%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(211, 35%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, -1.89, -13.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 13.84, 262.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0137 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.04 250)
XYZ	xyz(9.4985, 10.2402, 16.8022)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C70 #705D49

analogous

#497070 #495C70 #4A4970

triadic

#495C70 #70495C #5C7049

tetradic

#495C70 #704970 #705D49 #49704A

square

#495C70 #704970 #705D49 #49704A

split-complementary

#495C70 #704A49 #707049

monochromatic

#191F26 #313E4B #495C70 #617A95 #8499AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#495C70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#495C70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C70

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C70	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505870

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.040 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8a99',
    500: '#495c70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c70;
$custom-light: #7d8a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.769,
    "s": 21.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46697,
    "c": 0.04013,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C70

secondary

#9C8B79

accent

#956ABE

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C70

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

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