What color is #497671?

#497671 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497671?

The RGB value is 73, 118, 113: 73 red, 118 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497671?

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

Is black or white text better on #497671?

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.

#497671 color

#497671 rgb(73, 118, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #497671 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 46.3% green and 44.3% blue (73, 118, 113).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#497671 color codes

HEX	`#497671`
RGB	`rgb(73, 118, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 46.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 38%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -16.7, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 16.84, 187.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.206, 15.565, 17.981)`
Decimal	`4814449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497671, 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 #497671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497671 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 #497671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497671; }
.text { color: #497671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 118 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497671, #496476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #497671?: #497671 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497671?: The RGB value is 73, 118, 113: 73 red, 118 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497671?: The complementary color is #76494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497671?: 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.