Recognised as Colour
#497F6E
- #497F6E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#497F6E is a cyan with RGB values 73, 127, 110 and HSL 161°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#497F6E#497F6E
HEX#497F6E
RGBrgb(73, 127, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.498, 0.4314
RGB percentages28.6%, 49.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(161.1, 27%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.1, 42.5%, 49.8%)
CMYK42.5%, 0%, 13.4%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,816,750
CSS custom property--colour: #497F6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B68091
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F495A
Analogous#497F53, #49757F
Triadic#6E497F, #7F6E49
Split complementary#7F4975, #7F5349
Tetradic#53497F, #7F495A, #757F49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G127
B110
Red73 (28.6%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue161.11°
Saturation (HSL)27%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 7F · B 6E
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