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#495C68 Seven Seas

#495C68 is a dark gray named Seven Seas. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 40.8% blue (rgb(73, 92, 104)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 18% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. #495C68 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.97:1.

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Variations of #495C68

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#495C68 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#495C68 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #495C68 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #525868
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #575B69
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #535B68
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #525868
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #505968
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #405F60
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #465D64
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #565A5D

#495C68 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.97:1 Good#495C68 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.01:1 Poor#495C68 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#495C68 in CSS

/* Seven Seas */
.color { color: #495C68; }
.background { background-color: #495C68; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495C68; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 104);
color: hsl(203 18% 35%);
color: oklch(0.464 0.030 236.0);

#495C68 FAQ

What color is #495C68?

#495C68 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Seven Seas. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #495C68?

#495C68 is rgb(73, 92, 104) in RGB, hsl(203, 18%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495C68?

The complementary color of #495C68 is #685549, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495C68?

White text has the best contrast on #495C68: 6.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495C68 a warm or cool color?

#495C68 is a neutral color.