What color is #499F9D?

#499F9D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499F9D?

The RGB value is 73, 159, 157: 73 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499F9D?

The complementary color is #9F494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499F9D color

#499F9D rgb(73, 159, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #499F9D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 62.4% green and 61.6% blue (73, 159, 157).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#499F9D color codes

HEX	`#499F9D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 159, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 62.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, -26.23, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 27.11, 194.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.229, 28.645, 36.302)`
Decimal	`4824989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499F9D, 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 #499F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #499F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499f9d; }
.text { color: #499f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 159 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499f9d, #49769f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #499F9D?: #499F9D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499F9D?: The RGB value is 73, 159, 157: 73 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499F9D?: The complementary color is #9F494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.