What color is #498F72?

#498F72 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498F72?

The RGB value is 73, 143, 114: 73 red, 143 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498F72?

The complementary color is #8F4966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498F72 color

#498F72 rgb(73, 143, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #498F72 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 56.1% green and 44.7% blue (73, 143, 114).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#498F72 color codes

HEX	`#498F72`
RGB	`rgb(73, 143, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 56.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.32, -29.3, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.32, 30.57, 163.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.606, 22.275, 19.393)`
Decimal	`4820850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498F72, 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 #498F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #498F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498f72; }
.text { color: #498f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 143 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498f72, #49898f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #498F72?: #498F72 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498F72?: The RGB value is 73, 143, 114: 73 red, 143 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498F72?: The complementary color is #8F4966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.