What color is #498A79?

#498A79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498A79?

The RGB value is 73, 138, 121: 73 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498A79?

The complementary color is #8A495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498A79 color

#498A79 rgb(73, 138, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #498A79 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 54.1% green and 47.5% blue (73, 138, 121).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#498A79 color codes

HEX	`#498A79`
RGB	`rgb(73, 138, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 54.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, -25.16, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 25.3, 173.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.286, 20.973, 21.328)`
Decimal	`4819577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498A79, 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 #498A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #498A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498a79; }
.text { color: #498a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 138 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498a79, #497a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #498A79?: #498A79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498A79?: The RGB value is 73, 138, 121: 73 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498A79?: The complementary color is #8A495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.