#498A8D Color

#498A8D is rgb(73, 138, 141) in RGB and hsl(183, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498A8D

HEX#498A8D

RGBrgb(73, 138, 141)

HSLhsl(183, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(183, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.067 199.4)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498A8D 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 text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498A8D Complementary#8D4C49 Analogous#498D6F Analogous#49688D Triadic#8D498A Triadic#8A8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57A4A8 #72B3B6 #8DC1C4 #A7D0D2 #C2DEE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#407A7D #366668 #2D5558 #234243 #1A3132 #101E1E

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