#496D7E Color

#496D7E is rgb(73, 109, 126) in RGB and hsl(199, 27%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#496D7E

HEX#496D7E

RGBrgb(73, 109, 126)

HSLhsl(199, 27%, 39%)

HSVhsv(199, 42%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.049 229.1)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 13%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #496D7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #496D7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#496D7E Complementary#7E5A49 Analogous#497E74 Analogous#49527E Triadic#7E496D Triadic#6D7E49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #496D7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#578498 #719AAD #8AACBC #A8C1CD #C1D3DC #DFE8EC

Shades

#3F5F6E #36515E #2D434E #23353E #1A272D #11191D

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