What color is #498F73?

#498F73 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 #498F73?

The RGB value is 73, 143, 115: 73 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498F73?

The complementary color is #8F4965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498F73?

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.

#498F73 color

#498F73 rgb(73, 143, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #498F73 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 56.1% green and 45.1% blue (73, 143, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, 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 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#498F73 color codes

HEX	`#498F73`
RGB	`rgb(73, 143, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 56.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -29.07, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 30.2, 164.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.663, 22.298, 19.695)`
Decimal	`4820851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498F73, 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 #498F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498F73 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 #498F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498f73; }
.text { color: #498f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 143 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498f73, #49888f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #498F73?: #498F73 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 #498F73?: The RGB value is 73, 143, 115: 73 red, 143 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498F73?: The complementary color is #8F4965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498F73?: 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.