#498D8A Color

#498D8A is rgb(73, 141, 138) in RGB and hsl(177, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498D8A

HEX#498D8A

RGBrgb(73, 141, 138)

HSLhsl(177, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(177, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.069 191.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498D8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498D8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498D8A Complementary#8D494C Analogous#498D68 Analogous#496F8D Triadic#8A498D Triadic#8D8A49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498D8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57A8A4 #72B6B3 #8DC4C1 #A7D2D0 #C2E0DE #DDEEED

Shades

#407D7A #366866 #2D5855 #234342 #1A3231 #101E1E

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