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#498884 Color

#498884 is rgb(73, 136, 132) in RGB, hsl(176, 30%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#498884
HEX#498884
RGBrgb(73, 136, 132)
HSLhsl(176, 30%, 41%)
HSVhsv(176, 46%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.066 190.2)
LABlab(52.43% -22.01 -4.51)
LCHlch(52.43% 22.46 191.59)

What #498884 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #498884, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 5.42Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 6.87Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 8.53Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 8.54Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8.96Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#498884 Channel Values

How #498884 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 136 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 30% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 46% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #498884 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #498884 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #498884

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #498884; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#498884
Complementary
#88494D
Analogous
#498864
Analogous
#496D88
Triadic
#844988
Triadic
#888449
Split comp.
#88496D
Split comp.
#886449

Tints & Shades of #498884

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57A29D
#70B2AE
#8BC1BD
#A9D1CE
#C3DFDD
#DEEDEC

Shades

#407774
#366360
#2D5350
#244240
#1B3230
#101E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #498884.

How #498884 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#498884
Protanopia#808084
Protanomaly#6E8384
Deuteranopia#787885
Deuteranomaly#687F85
Tritanopia#4A8888
Tritanomaly#4A8886
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #498884 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-498884: #498884;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #498884;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-498884': '#498884' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.533, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_498884">#498884</color>
SVG fillfill="#498884"

More Teal Colors

#498884 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#498884 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #498884?

#498884 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(73, 136, 132) in RGB and hsl(176, 30%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #498884?

#498884 is rgb(73, 136, 132) — red 73, green 136, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #498884?

#498884 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #498884 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #498884 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #498884 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #498884 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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