#498B8D Color

#498B8D is rgb(73, 139, 141) in RGB and hsl(182, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498B8D

HEX#498B8D

RGBrgb(73, 139, 141)

HSLhsl(182, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(182, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.067 198.1)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498B8D Complementary#8D4B49 Analogous#498D6D Analogous#49698D Triadic#8D498B Triadic#8B8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57A6A8 #72B4B6 #8DC2C4 #A7D1D2 #C2DFE0 #DDEDEE

Shades

#407B7D #366768 #2D5658 #234243 #1A3232 #101E1E

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