What color is #498D84?

#498D84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498D84?

The RGB value is 73, 141, 132: 73 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498D84?

The complementary color is #8D4952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498D84 color

#498D84 rgb(73, 141, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #498D84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 55.3% green and 51.8% blue (73, 141, 132).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#498D84 color codes

HEX	`#498D84`
RGB	`rgb(73, 141, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 55.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -23.88, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 23.95, 184.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.436, 22.131, 25.231)`
Decimal	`4820356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498D84, 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 #498D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #498D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498d84; }
.text { color: #498d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 141 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498d84, #49748d); }

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Questions

What color is #498D84?: #498D84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498D84?: The RGB value is 73, 141, 132: 73 red, 141 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498D84?: The complementary color is #8D4952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.