#497A7E Color

#497A7E is rgb(73, 122, 126) in RGB and hsl(185, 27%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#497A7E

HEX#497A7E

RGBrgb(73, 122, 126)

HSLhsl(185, 27%, 39%)

HSVhsv(185, 42%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.053 202.4)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497A7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497A7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497A7E Complementary#7E4D49 Analogous#497E68 Analogous#495F7E Triadic#7E497A Triadic#7A7E49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497A7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#579398 #71A8AD #8AB8BC #A8CACD #C1D9DC #DFEBEC

Shades

#3F6A6E #365B5E #2D4B4E #233B3E #1A2C2D #111C1D

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