What color is #497F85?

#497F85 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497F85?

The RGB value is 73, 127, 133: 73 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497F85?

The complementary color is #854F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497F85 color

#497F85 rgb(73, 127, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #497F85 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (73, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#497F85 color codes

HEX	`#497F85`
RGB	`rgb(73, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.84, -16.22, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.84, 18.48, 208.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.569, 18.288, 24.948)`
Decimal	`4816773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497F85, 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 #497F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #497F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497f85; }
.text { color: #497f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497f85, #496185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #497F85?: #497F85 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497F85?: The RGB value is 73, 127, 133: 73 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497F85?: The complementary color is #854F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.