What color is #498B71?

#498B71 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 #498B71?

The RGB value is 73, 139, 113: 73 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498B71?

The complementary color is #8B4963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498B71 color

#498B71 rgb(73, 139, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #498B71 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (73, 139, 113).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#498B71 color codes

HEX	`#498B71`
RGB	`rgb(73, 139, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 54.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, -27.58, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 28.57, 164.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.96, 21.073, 18.899)`
Decimal	`4819825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498B71, 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 #498B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #498B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498b71; }
.text { color: #498b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 139 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498b71, #49848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #498B71?: #498B71 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 #498B71?: The RGB value is 73, 139, 113: 73 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498B71?: The complementary color is #8B4963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.