#496972#496972

#496972 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.040 H 217.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496972
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(193, 22%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(193, 36%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, -9.11, -8.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 12.63, 223.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% -0.0316 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.04 217.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8355, 12.7339, 17.8033)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496972 #725249

analogous

#497267 #496972 #495572

triadic

#496972 #724969 #697249

tetradic

#496972 #674972 #725249 #557249

square

#496972 #674972 #725249 #557249

split-complementary

#496972 #724955 #726749

monochromatic

#192427 #31474D #496972 #618B97 #85A7B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#496972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#496972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496972

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496972	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636773

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6272

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.040 217.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d939a',
    500: '#496972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496972;
$custom-light: #7d939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.171,
    "s": 21.925,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49956,
    "c": 0.03966,
    "h": 217.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496972

secondary

#9D817A

accent

#7C69BE

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #496972

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

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