What color is #497670?

#497670 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497670?

The RGB value is 73, 118, 112: 73 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497670?

The complementary color is #76494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497670?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497670 color

#497670 rgb(73, 118, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #497670 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 46.3% green and 43.9% blue (73, 118, 112).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#497670 color codes

HEX	`#497670`
RGB	`rgb(73, 118, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 46.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.37, -16.96, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.37, 17.03, 185.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.15, 15.542, 17.686)`
Decimal	`4814448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497670, 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 #497670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #497670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497670; }
.text { color: #497670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 118 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497670, #496676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #497670?: #497670 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497670?: The RGB value is 73, 118, 112: 73 red, 118 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497670?: The complementary color is #76494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497670?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.