#496B59#496B59
#496B59 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.049 H 160.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #496B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 107, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(148, 19%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(148, 32%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 16.8%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.24, -16.49, 6.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.24, 17.62, 159.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.61% -0.0461 0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.61% 0.049 160.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8079, 12.6527, 11.3747) |
| Luminance | 0.1265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 7.53
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 8.13
Pine
#2B5D34
ΔE00 10.12
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 11.01
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 11.03
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 11.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#496B59 #6B495B
analogous
#4A6B49 #496B59 #496B6A
triadic
#496B59 #59496B #6B5949
tetradic
#496B59 #494A6B #6B495B #6B6A49
square
#496B59 #494A6B #6B495B #6B6A49
split-complementary
#496B59 #6A496B #6B494A
monochromatic
#17221C #30473B #496B59 #628F77 #84AB96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#496B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#496B59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #496B59
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##496B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##496B59 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6658
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#64625A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#426B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #496b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.049 160.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d9587',
500: '#496b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #496b59; $custom-light: #7d9587; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#496b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 107,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.235,
"s": 18.889,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49606,
"c": 0.04881,
"h": 160.8
},
"luminance": 0.12653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#496B59
secondary
#987889
accent
#6C96BC
background
#F7F9F8
surface
#EEF1EF
border
#C9CBCA
text
#090D0B
muted
#7B7E7C