Information about #495965 color

#495965 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#495965 falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 89, 101) — 28.6% red, 34.9% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 5 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#495965 is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fiord (#4B5A62). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dalek (#475769) and Compass (#4B5761).

The recipe behind #495965 is rgb(73, 89, 101), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #495965 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#495965 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#495965 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #495965

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#495965
  • RGB73, 89, 101
  • CMYK11, 5, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(73, 89, 101)
  • HSL206°, 16%, 34%
  • HSL Precise205.714°, 16.092%, 34.118%
  • HSV206°, 28%, 40%
  • HSB206°, 28%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.349, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.349, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.349, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID495965
  • DECIMAL ID4807013
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01