#49959C Color

#49959C is rgb(73, 149, 156) in RGB and hsl(185, 36%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#49959C

HEX#49959C

RGBrgb(73, 149, 156)

HSLhsl(185, 36%, 45%)

HSVhsv(185, 53%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.076 203.4)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 4%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #49959C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #49959C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#49959C Complementary#9C5049 Analogous#499C7A Analogous#496C9C Triadic#9C4995 Triadic#959C49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #49959C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CABB2 #74B8BE #90C6CB #A8D2D6 #C4E1E3 #DCEDEF

Shades

#408187 #366D72 #2C5A5E #24494C #1A3537 #102123

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