#4990AB Color

#4990AB is rgb(73, 144, 171) in RGB and hsl(197, 40%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4990AB

HEX#4990AB

RGBrgb(73, 144, 171)

HSLhsl(197, 40%, 48%)

HSVhsv(197, 57%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.082 225.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 16%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4990AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4990AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4990AB Complementary#AB6549 Analogous#49AB96 Analogous#495FAB Triadic#AB4990 Triadic#90AB49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4990AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5EA0BA #77AFC5 #90BED0 #ADCFDC #C6DDE7 #DFECF1

Shades

#407E96 #36697D #2C5768 #234552 #1A333D #0F1E24

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