#498A99

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #498A99

The precise color #498A99 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 138, and 153.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 10% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 191.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#498A99
RGB73, 138, 153
HSL191.2°, 35.4%, 44.3%
CMYK52%, 10%, 0%, 40%
HSV191.2°, 52.3%, 60.0%
LAB53.9, -16.4, -14.4
XYZ17.6, 21.9, 33.4
Decimal4819609

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.38:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.57:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #498A99; }
.text-color { color: #498A99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #498A99; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0