Information about #496969 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#496969 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 105, 105) — 28.6% red, 41.2% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 0 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #496969 reads as a gently muted cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tax Break (#496569). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C) and Stormcloud (#4F666A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(73, 105, 105)), which gives #496969 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#496969 color variations

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

#496969 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#496969 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#496969 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#496969 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#496969 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #496969

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

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

#496969 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496969
  • RGB73, 105, 105
  • CMYK13, 0, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(73, 105, 105)
  • HSL180°, 18%, 35%
  • HSL Precise180°, 17.978%, 34.902%
  • HSV180°, 30%, 41%
  • HSB180°, 30%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.412, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.412, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.412, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID496969
  • DECIMAL ID4811113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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