What color is #497E82?

#497E82 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497E82?

The RGB value is 73, 126, 130: 73 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497E82?

The complementary color is #824D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497E82 color

#497E82 rgb(73, 126, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #497E82 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (73, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#497E82 color codes

HEX	`#497E82`
RGB	`rgb(73, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 3%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, -16.51, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 18.22, 205.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.236, 17.949, 23.829)`
Decimal	`4816514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497E82, 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 #497E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #497E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497e82; }
.text { color: #497e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497e82, #496282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #497E82?: #497E82 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497E82?: The RGB value is 73, 126, 130: 73 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497E82?: The complementary color is #824D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.