HEX Color #498383 (Cadetblue)

About #498383

The precise color #498383 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 131 green, and 131 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 44% C, 0% M, 0% Y, and 49% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#498383

RGB73, 131, 131

HSL180.0°, 28.4%, 40.0%

CMYK44%, 0%, 0%, 49%

HSV180.0°, 44.3%, 51.4%

LAB51.0, -18.9, -5.9

XYZ15.0, 19.3, 24.4

Decimal4817795

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#498383 #834949

Analogous

#498366 #496583

Triadic

#834983 #838349

Tetradic

#654983 #834949 #668349

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#498383

#5D9090

#719E9E

#85ACAC

#99BABA

#AEC7C7

#C2D5D5

#D6E3E3

#EAF1F1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#498383

#407474

#386565

#305757

#284848

#203A3A

#182B2B

#101D1D

#080E0E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.32:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.86:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.13:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.13:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #498383; }

.text-color { color: #498383; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #498383; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue

#5F9EA0