#498997 Color

#498997 is rgb(73, 137, 151) in RGB and hsl(191, 35%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498997

HEX#498997

RGBrgb(73, 137, 151)

HSLhsl(191, 35%, 44%)

HSVhsv(191, 52%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.069 213.6)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 9%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498997 Complementary#975749 Analogous#49977F Analogous#496297 Triadic#974989 Triadic#899749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5AA0AF #72AEBB #8DBEC8 #A9CDD6 #C4DDE3 #DDEBEE

Shades

#3F7683 #376772 #2D545D #234148 #192F34 #111F22

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