What color is #497162?

#497162 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497162?

The RGB value is 73, 113, 98: 73 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497162?

The complementary color is #714958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497162 color

#497162 rgb(73, 113, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #497162 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 44.3% green and 38.4% blue (73, 113, 98).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#497162 color codes

HEX	`#497162`
RGB	`rgb(73, 113, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 44.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, -17.69, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 18.11, 167.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.857, 14.108, 13.704)`
Decimal	`4813154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497162, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #497162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #497162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497162; }
.text { color: #497162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 113 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497162, #496c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #497162?: #497162 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497162?: The RGB value is 73, 113, 98: 73 red, 113 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497162?: The complementary color is #714958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.