All About Color #499C8D

#499C8D

About #499C8D

#499C8D is a medium cyan color with the hex code #499C8D. In RGB it is red 73, green 156, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 169°, saturation 36%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 53%, 0%, 10%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 3.27:1 on white and 6.42:1 on black.

#499C8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 9C, 8D
CMYK53.21%, 0.00%, 9.62%, 38.82%
RGB Decimal73, 156, 141
HSL169°, 36%, 45%
RGB Octal111, 234, 215
HSV (HSB)169.16°, 53.21%, 61.18%
RGB Binary1001001, 10011100, 10001101
CIE-L*AB59.08, -29.02, 0.17
RGB Percent28.63%, 61.18%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH59.08, 29.02, 179.66
XYZ19.44, 27.12, 29.41
CIE-L*UV59.08, -35.82, 4.68
xyY0.26, 0.36, 27.12
Hunter-Lab52.07, -24.48, 2.97
RYB28.63%, 46.52%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#499C8D on a dark background: contrast 6.42:1, passes WCAG AA.
#499C8D on a light background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #499C8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#499C8D · #7FC3B6 · #2C5E55 · #9C4959 · #C37F8B

Analogous palette

#599C49 · #499C64 · #499C8D · #49829C · #49599C

Triadic palette

#499C8D · #8D499C · #9C8D49 · #7FC3B6 · #B67FC3

Tetradic palette

#499C8D · #64499C · #9C4959 · #829C49 · #2C5E55

Monochromatic palette

#18342F · #31685E · #499C8D · #74BEB0 · #A8D6CE

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