#496B60#496B60

#496B60 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.043 H 172.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B60
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 96)
HSL	hsl(161, 19%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(161, 32%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 10.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, -14.87, 2.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 15.04, 171.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% -0.0427 0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.043 172.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.1160, 12.7759, 12.9970)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B60 #6B4954

analogous

#496B4F #496B60 #49656B

triadic

#496B60 #60496B #6B6049

tetradic

#496B60 #4F496B #6B4954 #656B49

square

#496B60 #4F496B #6B4954 #656B49

split-complementary

#496B60 #6B4965 #6B4F49

monochromatic

#17221F #30473F #496B60 #628F81 #84AB9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#496B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#496B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B60

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B60	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636261

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.043 172.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d958d',
    500: '#496b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b60;
$custom-light: #7d958d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.588,
    "s": 18.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4982,
    "c": 0.04309,
    "h": 172.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B60

secondary

#987882

accent

#6C86BC

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF1F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B60

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

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