What color is #498351?

#498351 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498351?

The RGB value is 73, 131, 81: 73 red, 131 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498351?

The complementary color is #83497B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498351?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498351 color

#498351 rgb(73, 131, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #498351 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 51.4% green and 31.8% blue (73, 131, 81).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#498351 color codes

HEX	`#498351`
RGB	`rgb(73, 131, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 51.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, -30.33, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 37.05, 144.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.348, 18.242, 10.653)`
Decimal	`4817745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498351, 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 #498351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#498351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #498351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498351; }
.text { color: #498351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 131 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498351, #49836e); }

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Questions

What color is #498351?: #498351 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498351?: The RGB value is 73, 131, 81: 73 red, 131 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498351?: The complementary color is #83497B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498351?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.