#495b68 Color Information

#495b68 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #495b68. In RGB, it consists of 28.6% Red, 35.7% Green, and 40.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 29.8% Cyan, 12.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 205.2°, with saturation of 17.5% and lightness of 34.7%. The decimal value for #495b68 is 4807528, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #495b68 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#495b68 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color73, 91, 104 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color28.6%, 35.7%, 40.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.714, 0.643, 0.592 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.298, 0.125, 0, 0.592 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color205.2°, 17.5%, 34.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color205.2°, 29.8%, 40.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.987, 9.898, 14.534 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color73, 84, 104 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4807528 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.659, -3.498, -9.696 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.659, 10.308, 250.162 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.659, -9.321, -12.371 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.461, -4.066, -5.366 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.269, 0.296, 9.898 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282997608 / 0xff495b68 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #495b68

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #495b68, its pure hue is 205.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.5%, and its lightness is 34.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #495b68, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090b0d to #40505b.

Tints of #495b68

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #495b68, its pure hue is 205.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.5%, and its lightness is 34.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #495b68, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #60707b to #e8ebec.

Tones of #495b68

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #495b68, its pure hue is 205.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #495b68, which range from #595959 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0067b1 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #495b68

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #495b68! For #495b68, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #495b68. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #495b68

This color, #495b68, consists of 28.6% Red, 35.7% Green, and 40.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 73, Green = 91, Blue = 104. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #495b68 is 29.8% Cyan, 12.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 59.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R28.6%
C29.8%
G35.7%
M12.5%
B40.8%
Y0.0%
K59.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 73 91 104
Octal 111 133 150
Hexa #49 #5b #68
Binary 01001001 01011011 01101000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 29 12 0 59
Octal 35 14 0 73
Hexa #1d #0c #00 #3b
Binary 00011101 00001100 00000000 00111011

Analogous Colors of #495b68

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #495b68 — which has hue 205.2° — its analogous colors are located at 175.2° and 235.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #495b68.

Triadic Colors of #495b68

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #495b68 — which has hue 205.2° — its triadic colors are located at 85.2° and 325.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #495b68.

Complementary Color of #495b68

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #495b68 — which has hue 205.2° — its complementary color is located at 25.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #495b68.

Split Complementary Colors of #495b68

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #495b68 — which has hue 205.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.2° and 355.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #495b68.

Tetradic Colors of #495b68

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #495b68 — which has hue 205.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 115.2°, 205.2°, 295.2°, and 25.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #495b68.

Monochromatic Colors of #495b68

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #495b68, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #282d30 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #658aa5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #495b68

We want to make getting started with #495b68 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #495b68 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #495b68 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #495b68 with other HTML elements.

#495b68 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #495b68.
<span style="color: #495b68;">The color of this text is #495b68.</span>

#495b68 Background Color

The background color for this text is #495b68.
<div style="background-color: #495b68; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #495b68.</div>

#495b68 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #495b68.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #495b68;">This color for the shadow of this text is #495b68.</span>

#495b68 Border Color

This is a div with border color #495b68.
<div style="border: #495b68 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #495b68.</div>

#495b68 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #495b68 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #495b68; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #495b68 on a white background.</div></div>

#495b68 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #495b68 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #495b68; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #495b68 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #495b68 to White

This is a gradient from #495b68 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#495b68,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #495b68 to white.</div>

Gradient from #495b68 to Black

This is a gradient from #495b68 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#495b68,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#495b68,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #495b68 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #495b68

In addition to using #495b68 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #495b68 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #495b68, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 73, Green = 91, Blue = 104). If you need details about the color coordinates of #495b68 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #495b68
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(73, 91, 104)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #495b68; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #495b68; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #495b68; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(73, 91, 104);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#495b68")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:73, green:91, blue:104, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:73 green:91 blue:104 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(73f, 91f, 104f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(73, 91, 104);
 

#495b68 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #495b68 the same way. For those with color blindness, #495b68 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #495b68 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #495b68 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #495b68 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #495b68 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #495b68 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text