What color is #497C68?

#497C68 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497C68?

The RGB value is 73, 124, 104: 73 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497C68?

The complementary color is #7C495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497C68 color

#497C68 rgb(73, 124, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #497C68 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 48.6% green and 40.8% blue (73, 124, 104).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 26% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#497C68 color codes

HEX	`#497C68`
RGB	`rgb(73, 124, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 48.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 26%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 41%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, -22.11, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 22.8, 165.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.453, 16.83, 15.686)`
Decimal	`4815976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497C68, 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 #497C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #497C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497c68; }
.text { color: #497c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 124 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497c68, #49767c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #497C68?: #497C68 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497C68?: The RGB value is 73, 124, 104: 73 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497C68?: The complementary color is #7C495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.