Information about #497974 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #497974 reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Slightly further away sit Faded Jade (#427977) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(73, 121, 116)), which gives #497974 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #497974 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#497974 color variations
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#497974 color tints
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#497974 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497974 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497974 color hues
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#497974 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 #497974 color
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Nearest named colors to #497974
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
#40826D
#3B7577
#56826F
#4F6971
#4F6D69
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497974
- RGB73, 121, 116
- CMYK19, 0, 2, 53
- CSSrgb(73, 121, 116)
- HSL174°, 25%, 38%
- HSL Precise173.75°, 24.742%, 38.039%
- HSV174°, 40%, 47%
- HSB174°, 40%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.475, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.475, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.475, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID497974
- DECIMAL ID4815220
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers312 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
