#497D7E Color

#497D7E is rgb(73, 125, 126) in RGB and hsl(181, 27%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#497D7E

HEX#497D7E

RGBrgb(73, 125, 126)

HSLhsl(181, 27%, 39%)

HSVhsv(181, 42%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.056 197.2)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 1%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #497D7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #497D7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#497D7E Complementary#7E4949 Analogous#497E64 Analogous#49637E Triadic#7E497D Triadic#7D7E49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #497D7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#579798 #71ACAD #8ABBBC #A8CCCD #C1DBDC #DFECEC

Shades

#3F6D6E #365D5E #2D4D4E #233D3E #1A2D2D #111D1D

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