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#496C71

#496c71 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#496c71 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.4% cyan, 4.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 21.51% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #496c71
  2. #714e49

Split complementary

  1. #496c71
  2. #714958
  3. #716249

Analogous

  1. #497162
  2. #496c71
  3. #495871

Triadic

  1. #496c71
  2. #71496c
  3. #6c7149

Tetradic

  1. #496c71
  2. #4e4971
  3. #714e49
  4. #6c7149

Square

  1. #496c71
  2. #624971
  3. #714e49
  4. #587149

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1314
  2. #2b4043
  3. #496c71
  4. #69979e
  5. #97b7bc

Shades

#496c71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496c71
  2. #426166
  3. #3a565a
  4. #334c4f
  5. #2c4144
  6. #253639
  7. #1d2b2d
  8. #162022
  9. #0f1617
  10. #070b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#496c71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496c71
  2. #5b7b7f
  3. #6d898d
  4. #80989c
  5. #92a7aa
  6. #a4b6b8
  7. #b6c4c6
  8. #c8d3d4
  9. #dbe2e3
  10. #edf0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496c71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496c71
  2. #4f6e73
  3. #547074
  4. #5a7276
  5. #5f7477
  6. #657679
  7. #6a787a
  8. #707a7c
  9. #757c7d
  10. #7b7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c696b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606471 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a6f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6a71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #576771 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496c71 {
  color: #496c71;
}
Background
.bg-496c71 {
  background-color: #496c71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496c71 {
  border: 2px solid #496c71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496c71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 22% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496c71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496c71, #495871);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496c71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 113 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.68 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.27 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.00 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.48 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.48 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.61 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.52 #b6938e Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#496c71  rgb(73, 108, 113)  hsl(188, 22%, 36%)  Teal Blue
#714e49  rgb(113, 78, 73)  hsl(8, 22%, 36%)  Liver
#71496c  rgb(113, 73, 108)  hsl(308, 22%, 36%)  Twilight Lavender
#6c7149  rgb(108, 113, 73)  hsl(68, 22%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green