#496565#496565

#496565 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.033 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496565
RGB	rgb(73, 101, 101)
HSL	hsl(180, 16%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 28%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 0%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, -10.24, -3.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 10.77, 198.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0317 -0.0091)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.033 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7495, 11.6630, 14.0469)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496565 #654949

analogous

#496557 #496565 #495765

triadic

#496565 #654965 #656549

tetradic

#496565 #574965 #654949 #576549

square

#496565 #574965 #654949 #576549

split-complementary

#496565 #654957 #655749

monochromatic

#161E1E #2F4141 #496565 #638989 #83A5A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#496565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#496565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496565

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496565	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616265

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5E65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 101, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.033 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c9190',
    500: '#496565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496565;
$custom-light: #7c9190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 16.092,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48472,
    "c": 0.03296,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496565

secondary

#937777

accent

#6F6FB9

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090C0C

muted

#7B7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #496565

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

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