RAL Design System

RAL 180 50 20 Azurite Water Green

#497F73

RGB 73, 127, 115 · HSL 167°, 27%, 39% · CMYK 43, 0, 9, 50

RAL 180 50 20 Azurite Water Green is #497F73 in HEX, rgb(73, 127, 115), cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 50%).

RAL 180 50 20, Azurite Water Green, is a cool color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #497F73, or rgb(73, 127, 115). It's commonly specified for architecture, interiors and product design where a wide, fine-graded palette is needed. Below are its exact color codes (HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL), the nearest real interior paints across 16 brands so you can match it on a wall, and similar RAL shades.

HEX → RAL converter
HEX#497F73
RGB73, 127, 115
HSL167°, 27%, 39%
HSV167°, 43%, 50%
CMYK43, 0, 9, 50
Decimal4816755
CSS RGBrgb(73, 127, 115)
CSS HSLhsl(167, 27%, 39%)

Valspar

Moonlit Surf5004-6B

Near-exact · #4B8075

Dulux

Tee OffS27D7

ΔE 2.1 · #478071

RAL

Mint Turquoise6033

ΔE 2.5 · #497E76

Behr

TealishS440-6

ΔE 3 · #3D7B71

PPG

Carlisle1141-6

ΔE 3.8 · #45867C

Benjamin Moore

Highlands650

ΔE 4.3 · #3C7F70

Dunn-Edwards

Pine NeedleDE5706

ΔE 5.2 · #3A7968

Kilz

Teal GreenRG100-01

ΔE 5.4 · #36746C

Vista Paint

Emerald ValleyK-257

ΔE 5.5 · #3B8272

Sherwin-Williams

LagoonSW6480

ΔE 5.8 · #518682

Hallman-Lindsay

Atmosphere689

ΔE 7.7 · #3A8483

IKEA

IKEA116116

ΔE 9.7 · #5E7A65

Farrow & Ball

Vardo288

ΔE 10.1 · #427E83

Colorhouse

Wool .05Wool-05

ΔE 10.9 · #587675

Kobra

Green36

ΔE 11.2 · #4E795B

Dutch Boy

Grass GreenD-6753

ΔE 14 · #317455

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

18/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureCool MasstoneTeal UndertoneGreen

Reads as a cool teal with a green undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#497F73
#7E4954

Analogous

#497E58
#497F73
#496F7E

Triadic

#497F73
#73497E
#7E7349

Monochromatic

#111D1A
#2D4E47
#497F73
#6AA99C
#9BC5BC

Shades and tints of Azurite Water Green run from a pale tint down to a deep shade — same hue and saturation, lightness stepped. Each rung below shows its exact HEX code; tap any to copy it.

Tint #ECF4F2
Tint #BFDAD4
Tint #93C1B7
Tint #66A799
Base #497F73
Shade #3C685F
Shade #2F534B
Shade #233D37
Shade #162723

Lighter

#61A496
#8CB7AE
#BED3CE

Darker

#39665C
#264740
#162A25

Saturation

#5B6C68
#497E73
#24A387

Best Rooms

bedrooms, bathrooms, libraries

Best Uses

main walls, cabinetry, soft furniture

Pairs With

soft white walls, oak floors, brass, warm clay accents

Aa

vs White

4.60:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

4.57:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#497F73
#6E6F75

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#497F73
#787875

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#497F73
#4D7C7C

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Azurite Water Green sits in the part of the spectrum the eye relaxes into. Designers reach for green when a room needs to feel like a refuge — bedrooms, libraries, bathrooms — because it lowers visual blood-pressure without flattening the space.

SymbolismGrowth, balance, nature
PersonalitySteady, grounded, thoughtful
calmnaturerestorativebalancebedroomlibrary
#768C71

Warm Bulb 2700K

Incandescent / soft white LED — pulls colour toward yellow/amber.

#497F73

Daylight 5500K

Midday natural light or daylight-spec LED — closest to the paint chip.

#639196

Cool Bulb 6500K

Cool white LED / overcast daylight — pulls colour toward blue.

#EAECEB

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F7F8F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#6A3F49

Accent

Complementary punch

Hue +180°, slightly muted for paint vs. screen — use on a door, frame, or single piece.

#574738

Floor

Walnut neutral

Warm mid-brown grounds the scheme regardless of hero hue.

Brand · Product Line

Benjamin Moore / Regal Select Interior

Recommended Finishes

Eggshell (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Matte (ceiling)

Eggshell hides imperfections on main walls while keeping the color rich; pearl on trim adds subtle sheen and easier cleaning; flat matte on ceilings prevents glare.

Best Surfaces

Primary walls · Cabinetry · Doors · Mouldings

Coverage & Dry Time

Typical coverage 350-400 sq ft per gallon over a primed surface.

Touch-dry in ~1 hour. Recoat after 4 hours. Full cure 7-14 days.

Primer

Standard primer is adequate.

Application Tip

Use a 9" microfiber roller on walls and a 2.5" angled sash brush for trim cuts. Two coats minimum for even depth.

You'll need

4.0 litres

1.06 US gallons · room for one touch-up coat. Buy slightly more to ensure single-batch match.

CSS — color
color: #497F73;
CSS — background
background-color: #497F73;
CSS Variable
--color-azurite-water-green: #497F73;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'azurite-water-green': '#497F73' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#497F73] text-[#497F73]
SCSS
$azurite-water-green: #497F73;

What is a RAL color?

RAL is the European color-matching standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Each code — like RAL 180 50 20 from the RAL Design System — maps to one defined color, so a manufacturer or painter anywhere produces the identical result. It's used first and foremost on window frames, doors, façades, gates, railings and powder-coated metalwork.

Matching RAL 180 50 20 on interior walls

RAL is defined for industrial coatings, not interior wall paint — so to paint a room in this color you match it to a real interior brand. The Paint Matches above show the nearest Azurite Water Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 180 50 20 straight to a can.

Built by DSGN.HOUSE Updated 2026

Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.

Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.

What color is RAL 180 50 20?

RAL 180 50 20 is Azurite Water Green. On screen it is approximately #497F73 (rgb 73, 127, 115).

What is RAL 180 50 20 in RGB?

RAL 180 50 20 is approximately rgb(73, 127, 115). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 180 50 20?

See “Paint Matches” above — it shows the nearest real paint in 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) so you can paint a wall to match this RAL color.

What is the HEX code for RAL 180 50 20?

RAL 180 50 20 (Azurite Water Green) is approximately #497F73 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 180 50 20 in CMYK?

RAL 180 50 20 converts to roughly cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 50%). For exact ink, confirm against a physical RAL fan deck.

Are RAL hex values exact?

They're the standard sRGB equivalent for screen. RAL is defined for physical coatings, so always confirm critical color against a physical RAL fan deck.

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