Information about #496263 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#496263 presents itself as a gently muted aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Smalt Blue (#496267). Slightly further away sit Tax Break (#496569) and Fiord (#4B5A62).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 98, 99)), which gives #496263 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #496263 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#496263 color variations
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#496263 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#496263 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#496263 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#496263 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#496263 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #496263 color
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Nearest named colors to #496263
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#496267
#496569
#4B5A62
#505F67
#4A646C
#4D646C
#4F666A
#4B5761
#535C64
#445761
#556061
#475769
#496263 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#496263
- RGB73, 98, 99
- CMYK10, 0, 0, 61
- CSSrgb(73, 98, 99)
- HSL182°, 15%, 34%
- HSL Precise182.308°, 15.116%, 33.725%
- HSV182°, 26%, 39%
- HSB182°, 26%, 39%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.384, 0.388)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.384, 0.388, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.384, 0.388)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID496263
- DECIMAL ID4809315
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
