#498e94

Color #498e94

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#498e94

RGB

rgb(73, 142, 148)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 33.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 50.7%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(54.97, -20.03, -9.91)

LCH

lch(54.97, 22.35, 206.32)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0702, 202.88)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 28.6%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#944f49

Analogous

#499474

#498e94

#496894

Triadic

#498e94

#94498e

#8e9449

Split-complementary

#498e94

#944968

#947449

Tetradic

#498e94

#4f4994

#944f49

#8e9449

Square

#498e94

#744994

#944f49

#689449

Shades

Color #498e94 mixed toward black.

#3d767b

#315f63

#24474a

#182f31

#0c1819

Tints

Color #498e94 mixed toward white.

#5ea9af

#7ebabf

#9ecbcf

#bedddf

#dfeeef

Tones

Color #498e94 mixed toward gray.

#4f898e

#558387

#5c7e81

#62797b

#687475

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e93 · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#6a6492 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#4e9191 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #498e94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498e94]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#498e94 (#498e94) is rgb(73, 142, 148) in RGB.

No, #498e94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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