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#497F80

#497f80 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#497f80 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.97% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 181.09°, with 27.36% saturation and 39.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #497f80
  2. #804a49

Split complementary

  1. #497f80
  2. #804963
  3. #806549

Analogous

  1. #498065
  2. #497f80
  3. #496380

Triadic

  1. #497f80
  2. #80497f
  3. #7f8049

Tetradic

  1. #497f80
  2. #4a4980
  3. #804a49
  4. #7f8049

Square

  1. #497f80
  2. #654980
  3. #804a49
  4. #638049

Monochromatic

  1. #111e1f
  2. #2d4f4f
  3. #497f80
  4. #6ba9ab
  5. #9cc6c6

Shades

#497f80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #497f80
  2. #427273
  3. #3a6666
  4. #33595a
  5. #2c4c4d
  6. #254040
  7. #1d3333
  8. #162626
  9. #0f191a
  10. #070d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#497f80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #497f80
  2. #5b8c8d
  3. #6d9999
  4. #80a5a6
  5. #92b2b3
  6. #a4bfc0
  7. #b6cccc
  8. #c8d9d9
  9. #dbe5e6
  10. #edf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#497f80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #497f80
  2. #4f7f80
  3. #547f80
  4. #5a7f80
  5. #5f7f80
  6. #658080
  7. #6a8080
  8. #708080
  9. #758080
  10. #7b8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7380 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f827f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b817f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-497f80 {
  color: #497f80;
}
Background
.bg-497f80 {
  background-color: #497f80;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-497f80 {
  border: 2px solid #497f80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #497f80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 127 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 27% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-497f80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #497f80, #496380);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-497f80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 127 128 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.36 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.09 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.11 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.61 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.75 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.89 #b6807f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#497f80  rgb(73, 127, 128)  hsl(181, 27%, 39%)  Myrtle Green
#804a49  rgb(128, 74, 73)  hsl(1, 27%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#80497f  rgb(128, 73, 127)  hsl(301, 27%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#7f8049  rgb(127, 128, 73)  hsl(61, 27%, 39%)  Moss Green