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Information about #497D71 color

#497D71 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#497D71 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 125, 113) — 28.6% red, 49% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 5 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #497D71 reads as a mildly saturated cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Slightly further away sit Faded Jade (#427977) and Green Copper (#527F76).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 125, 113) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #497D71: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #497D71 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#497D71 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#497D71 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #497D71

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Viridian color link
Viridian

#40826D

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#497D71
  • RGB73, 125, 113
  • CMYK20, 0, 5, 51
  • CSSrgb(73, 125, 113)
  • HSL166°, 26%, 39%
  • HSL Precise166.154°, 26.263%, 38.824%
  • HSV166°, 42%, 49%
  • HSB166°, 42%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.490, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.490, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.490, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID497D71
  • DECIMAL ID4816241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01