#496B65#496B65

#496B65 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.040 H 182.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B65
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 101)
HSL	hsl(169, 19%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(169, 32%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 0%, 5.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, -13.66, -0.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 13.67, 182.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% -0.0403 -0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.04 182.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3535, 12.8709, 14.2482)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B65 #6B494F

analogous

#496B54 #496B65 #49606B

triadic

#496B65 #65496B #6B6549

tetradic

#496B65 #54496B #6B494F #606B49

square

#496B65 #54496B #6B494F #606B49

split-complementary

#496B65 #6B4960 #6B5449

monochromatic

#172220 #304743 #496B65 #628F87 #84ABA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#496B65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#496B65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B65

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B65	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686765

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626366

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.040 182.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9590',
    500: '#496b65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b65;
$custom-light: #7d9590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.412,
    "s": 18.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49983,
    "c": 0.04037,
    "h": 182.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B65

secondary

#98787E

accent

#6C7ABC

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF1F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B65

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

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