Colour

#497F71

#497F71
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#497F71 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 127, 113 and HSL 164°, 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

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HEX#497F71

RGBrgb(73, 127, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.498, 0.4431

RGB percentages28.6%, 49.8%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(164.4, 27%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 42.5%, 49.8%)

CMYK42.5%, 0%, 11%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,816,753

CSS custom property--colour: #497F71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#B6808E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#727272no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#37807Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Gray · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F4957

Analogous#497F56, #49727F

Triadic#71497F, #7F7149

Split complementary#7F4972, #7F5649

Tetradic#56497F, #7F4957, #727F49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCD8D1

Lighter +30%#9BC6BB

Lighter +20%#7BB3A5

Lighter +10%#5C9F8E

Darker −10%#365F54

Darker −20%#243E37

Darker −30%#111E1B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30987D

Less saturated −25%#626665

Channel breakdown

R73

G127

B113

Red73 (28.6%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue164.44°

Saturation (HSL)27%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 49 · G 7F · B 71

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Colour values

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