Information about #497874 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained cyan, #497874 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Faded Jade (#427977) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(73, 120, 116)), which gives #497874 its character. If you plan to put text on a #497874 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. #497874 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#497874 color variations
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#497874 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497874 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497874 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497874 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497874 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #497874 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #497874
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A766E
#427977
#517B78
#4C787E
#527F76
#547377
#486C7A
#3B7577
#40826D
#4F6971
#4F6D69
#4E6E81
#497874 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497874
- RGB73, 120, 116
- CMYK18, 0, 2, 53
- CSSrgb(73, 120, 116)
- HSL175°, 24%, 38%
- HSL Precise174.894°, 24.352%, 37.843%
- HSV175°, 39%, 47%
- HSB175°, 39%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.471, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.471, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.471, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID497874
- DECIMAL ID4814964
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
