Information about #497E6C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#497E6C presents itself as a softly balanced spring green — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Viridian (#40826D) and Green Copper (#527F76).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 126, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #497E6C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#497E6C color variations
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#497E6C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497E6C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497E6C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497E6C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497E6C 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 #497E6C color
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Nearest named colors to #497E6C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A766E
#40826D
#527F76
#56826F
#427977
#517B78
#4C785C
#578363
#4F6D69
#547377
#4C787E
#3B7577
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497E6C
- RGB73, 126, 108
- CMYK21, 0, 7, 51
- CSSrgb(73, 126, 108)
- HSL160°, 27%, 39%
- HSL Precise159.623°, 26.633%, 39.02%
- HSV160°, 42%, 49%
- HSB160°, 42%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.494, 0.424)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.494, 0.424, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.494, 0.424)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID497E6C
- DECIMAL ID4816492
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
