#496B5E#496B5E

#496B5E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.045 H 168.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B5E
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 94)
HSL	hsl(157, 19%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(157, 32%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -15.35, 3.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 15.72, 167.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0437 0.0087)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.045 168.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0251, 12.7395, 12.5182)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B5E #6B4956

analogous

#496B4D #496B5E #49676B

triadic

#496B5E #5E496B #6B5E49

tetradic

#496B5E #4D496B #6B4956 #676B49

square

#496B5E #4D496B #6B4956 #676B49

split-complementary

#496B5E #6B4967 #6B4D49

monochromatic

#17221E #30473E #496B5E #628F7E #84AB9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#496B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#496B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B5E

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B5E	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)

#69675D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63625F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#416B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.045 168.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d958b',
    500: '#496b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b5e;
$custom-light: #7d958b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.059,
    "s": 18.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49757,
    "c": 0.04453,
    "h": 168.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B5E

secondary

#987884

accent

#6C8BBC

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF1F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B5E

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

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