Information about #496F75 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #496F75 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bismark (#486C7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Streetwise (#4F6971) and Dark Green Copper (#4A766E).
The recipe behind #496F75 is rgb(73, 111, 117), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #496F75 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #496F75 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#496F75 color variations
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#496F75 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#496F75 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#496F75 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#496F75 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#496F75 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 #496F75 color
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Nearest named colors to #496F75
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#486C7A
#4F6971
#4A766E
#547377
#427977
#536872
#536878
#4E6E81
#4C787E
#516572
#4F6D69
#4A646C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#496F75
- RGB73, 111, 117
- CMYK17, 2, 0, 54
- CSSrgb(73, 111, 117)
- HSL188°, 23%, 37%
- HSL Precise188.182°, 23.158%, 37.255%
- HSV188°, 38%, 46%
- HSB188°, 38%, 46%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.435, 0.459)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.435, 0.459, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.435, 0.459)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID496F75
- DECIMAL ID4812661
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
