#496872#496872
#496872 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.039 H 219.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496872 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 104, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 22%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 36%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 8.8%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, -8.53, -9.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 12.55, 227.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.71% -0.0302 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.71% 0.039 219.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7342, 12.5314, 17.7695) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.56
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 5.04
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 6.30
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 8.41
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 9.35
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496872 #725349
analogous
#497268 #496872 #495472
triadic
#496872 #724968 #687249
tetradic
#496872 #684972 #725349 #547249
square
#496872 #684972 #725349 #547249
split-complementary
#496872 #724954 #726849
monochromatic
#192427 #31464D #496872 #618A97 #85A6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#496872 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#496872 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496872
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496872 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496872 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626673
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B6172
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A6B6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496872; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 104, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.039 219.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d939a',
500: '#496872',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496872; $custom-light: #7d939a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496872",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 104,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.634,
"s": 21.925,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49709,
"c": 0.03935,
"h": 219.9
},
"luminance": 0.12532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496872
secondary
#9D827A
accent
#7E69BE
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF1F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0D0E
muted
#7C7E7E