What color is #498C91?

#498C91 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498C91?

The RGB value is 73, 140, 145: 73 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498C91?

The complementary color is #914E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498C91 color

#498C91 rgb(73, 140, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #498C91 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (73, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#498C91 color codes

HEX	`#498C91`
RGB	`rgb(73, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -19.82, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 21.87, 205.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.235, 22.215, 30.162)`
Decimal	`4820113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498C91, 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 #498C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #498C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498c91; }
.text { color: #498c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498c91, #496891); }

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Questions

What color is #498C91?: #498C91 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498C91?: The RGB value is 73, 140, 145: 73 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498C91?: The complementary color is #914E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.