All About Color #498D8D

#498D8D

About #498D8D

#498D8D is a medium cyan color with the hex code #498D8D. In RGB it is red 73, green 141, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 32%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 48%, 0%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.83:1 on white and 5.48:1 on black.

#498D8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 8D, 8D
CMYK48.23%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal73, 141, 141
HSL180°, 32%, 42%
RGB Octal111, 215, 215
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 48.23%, 55.29%
RGB Binary1001001, 10001101, 10001101
CIE-L*AB54.44, -21.46, -6.67
RGB Percent28.63%, 55.29%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH54.44, 22.47, 197.27
XYZ17.08, 22.39, 28.62
CIE-L*UV54.44, -29.81, -6.43
xyY0.25, 0.33, 22.39
Hunter-Lab47.32, -18.37, -2.74
RYB28.63%, 41.96%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#498D8D on a dark background: contrast 5.48:1, passes WCAG AA.
#498D8D on a light background: contrast 3.83:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #498D8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #498D8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#498D8D · #78BABA · #2A5151 · #8D4949 · #BA7878

Analogous palette

#498D49 · #498D6B · #498D8D · #496B8D · #49498D

Triadic palette

#498D8D · #8D498D · #8D8D49 · #78BABA · #BA78BA

Tetradic palette

#498D8D · #6B498D · #8D4949 · #6B8D49 · #2A5151

Monochromatic palette

#152828 · #2F5B5B · #498D8D · #6EB4B4 · #A1CECE

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