#497C49

A dark, muted green closely aligning with Seagreen.

About #497C49

When working with digital screens, the color #497C49 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Seagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 124, and 73.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 25.9% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#497C49
RGB73, 124, 73
HSL120.0°, 25.9%, 38.6%
CMYK41%, 0%, 41%, 51%
HSV120.0°, 41.1%, 48.6%
LAB47.4, -28.4, 22.6
XYZ11.2, 16.3, 8.9
Decimal4815945

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.26:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.71:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #497C49; }
.text-color { color: #497C49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #497C49; }

Similar Colors

Seagreen
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