#498C9C Color

#498C9C is rgb(73, 140, 156) in RGB and hsl(192, 36%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498C9C

HEX#498C9C

RGBrgb(73, 140, 156)

HSLhsl(192, 36%, 45%)

HSVhsv(192, 53%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.072 215.2)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 10%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498C9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498C9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498C9C Complementary#9C5A49 Analogous#499C83 Analogous#49629C Triadic#9C498C Triadic#8C9C49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498C9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5CA1B2 #74AFBE #90BFCB #A8CDD6 #C4DDE3 #DCEBEF

Shades

#407987 #366672 #2C545E #24444C #1A3237 #101F23

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