#496B79 Color

#496B79 is rgb(73, 107, 121) in RGB and hsl(197, 25%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#496B79

HEX#496B79

RGBrgb(73, 107, 121)

HSLhsl(197, 25%, 38%)

HSVhsv(197, 40%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.045 225.6)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 12%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496B79 Complementary#795649 Analogous#49796F Analogous#495379 Triadic#79496B Triadic#6B7949

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A8596 #7099A9 #8CADBA #A6BFC9 #C2D4DB #DCE6EA

Shades

#3F5D69 #364F59 #2C4149 #24363D #1B282D #11191D

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