What color is #498F65?

#498F65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498F65?

The RGB value is 73, 143, 101: 73 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498F65?

The complementary color is #8F4973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498F65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498F65 color

#498F65 rgb(73, 143, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #498F65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 56.1% green and 39.6% blue (73, 143, 101).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#498F65 color codes

HEX	`#498F65`
RGB	`rgb(73, 143, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 56.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.03, -32.13, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.03, 35.76, 153.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.918, 22, 15.77)`
Decimal	`4820837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498F65, 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 #498F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #498F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498f65; }
.text { color: #498f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 143 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498f65, #498f88); }

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Questions

What color is #498F65?: #498F65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498F65?: The RGB value is 73, 143, 101: 73 red, 143 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498F65?: The complementary color is #8F4973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498F65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.