What color is #498467?

#498467 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498467?

The RGB value is 73, 132, 103: 73 red, 132 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498467?

The complementary color is #844966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498467?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498467 color

#498467 rgb(73, 132, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #498467 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 51.8% green and 40.4% blue (73, 132, 103).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#498467 color codes

HEX	`#498467`
RGB	`rgb(73, 132, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 51.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, -26.4, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 28.14, 159.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.446, 18.897, 15.768)`
Decimal	`4818023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498467, 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 #498467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #498467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498467; }
.text { color: #498467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 132 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498467, #498484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #498467?: #498467 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498467?: The RGB value is 73, 132, 103: 73 red, 132 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498467?: The complementary color is #844966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498467?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.