#496B62#496B62

#496B62 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.042 H 176.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B62
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 98)
HSL	hsl(164, 19%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(164, 32%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 8.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, -14.39, 1.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 14.44, 175.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% -0.0417 0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.042 176.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.2092, 12.8132, 13.4882)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B62 #6B4952

analogous

#496B51 #496B62 #49636B

triadic

#496B62 #62496B #6B6249

tetradic

#496B62 #51496B #6B4952 #636B49

square

#496B62 #51496B #6B4952 #636B49

split-complementary

#496B62 #6B4963 #6B5149

monochromatic

#17221F #304741 #496B62 #628F83 #84ABA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#496B62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#496B62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B62

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B62	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696762

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626263

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.042 176.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d958e',
    500: '#496b62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b62;
$custom-light: #7d958e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.118,
    "s": 18.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49884,
    "c": 0.04184,
    "h": 176.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B62

secondary

#987880

accent

#6C81BC

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF1F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B62

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

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