#498D8B Color

#498D8B is rgb(73, 141, 139) in RGB and hsl(178, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498D8B

HEX#498D8B

RGBrgb(73, 141, 139)

HSLhsl(178, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(178, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.069 193)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498D8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498D8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498D8B Complementary#8D494B Analogous#498D69 Analogous#496D8D Triadic#8B498D Triadic#8D8B49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498D8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#57A8A6 #72B6B4 #8DC4C2 #A7D2D1 #C2E0DF #DDEEED

Shades

#407D7B #366867 #2D5856 #234342 #1A3232 #101E1E

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