Information about #496E80 color

#496E80 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#496E80 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 110, 128) — 28.6% red, 43.1% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 7 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #496E80 reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Seachange (#4E6E81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bismark (#486C7A) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 110, 128) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #496E80: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. #496E80 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#496E80 color variations

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

#496E80 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 #496E80

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

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496E80
  • RGB73, 110, 128
  • CMYK22, 7, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(73, 110, 128)
  • HSL200°, 27%, 39%
  • HSL Precise199.636°, 27.363%, 39.412%
  • HSV200°, 43%, 50%
  • HSB200°, 43%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.431, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.431, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.431, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID496E80
  • DECIMAL ID4812416
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01