#496B71#496B71

#496B71 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.040 H 209.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496B71
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 113)
HSL	hsl(189, 22%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 35%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.95, -10.54, -7.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.95, 12.80, 214.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% -0.0348 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.04 209.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9850, 13.1235, 17.5738)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496B71 #714F49

analogous

#497163 #496B71 #495771

triadic

#496B71 #71496B #6B7149

tetradic

#496B71 #634971 #714F49 #577149

square

#496B71 #634971 #714F49 #577149

split-complementary

#496B71 #714957 #716349

monochromatic

#192527 #31484C #496B71 #618E96 #85A9B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#496B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#496B71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496B71

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496B71	1.00	5.79	3.62	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656871

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.040 209.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9599',
    500: '#496b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496b71;
$custom-light: #7d9599;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189,
    "s": 21.505,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50413,
    "c": 0.04011,
    "h": 209.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496B71

secondary

#9C7F79

accent

#766ABE

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #496B71

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

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