#4991AB Color

#4991AB is rgb(73, 145, 171) in RGB and hsl(196, 40%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#4991AB

HEX#4991AB

RGBrgb(73, 145, 171)

HSLhsl(196, 40%, 48%)

HSVhsv(196, 57%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.082 224.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4991AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4991AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4991AB Complementary#AB6449 Analogous#49AB95 Analogous#4960AB Triadic#AB4991 Triadic#91AB49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4991AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5EA2BA #77B0C5 #90BFD0 #ADCFDC #C6DEE7 #DFECF1

Shades

#407F96 #366A7D #2C5868 #234652 #1A333D #0F1E24

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