Information about #496F79 color

#496F79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #496F79 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 111, 121) — 28.6% red, 43.5% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 4 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #496F79 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a hair away from Bismark (#486C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Seachange (#4E6E81) and Beetle Green (#4C787E).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 111, 121) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #496F79 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. #496F79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#496F79 color variations

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

#496F79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#496F79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#496F79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#496F79 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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#496F79 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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#796B49
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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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#79496F
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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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#534979
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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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#6B4979
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#795349
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Nearest named colors to #496F79

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

#496F79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496F79
  • RGB73, 111, 121
  • CMYK19, 4, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(73, 111, 121)
  • HSL193°, 25%, 38%
  • HSL Precise192.5°, 24.742%, 38.039%
  • HSV193°, 40%, 47%
  • HSB193°, 40%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.435, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.435, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.435, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID496F79
  • DECIMAL ID4812665
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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