Recognised as Colour
#498A80
- #498A80
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#498A80 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 138, 128 and HSL 171°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#498A80#498A80
HEX#498A80
RGBrgb(73, 138, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5412, 0.502
RGB percentages28.6%, 54.1%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(170.8, 30.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 47.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK47.1%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,819,584
CSS custom property--colour: #498A80;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#B6757F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A4953
Analogous#498A60, #49748A
Triadic#80498A, #8A8049
Split complementary#8A4974, #8A6049
Tetradic#5F498A, #8A4953, #738A49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G138
B128
Red73 (28.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue170.77°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 8A · B 80
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