What color is #495238?

#495238 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495238?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 56: 73 red, 82 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495238?

The complementary color is #413852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495238 color

#495238 rgb(73, 82, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #495238 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 22% blue (73, 82, 56).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#495238 color codes

HEX	`#495238`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, -8.81, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 16.64, 121.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.479, 7.737, 4.893)`
Decimal	`4805176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495238, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #495238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #495238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495238; }
.text { color: #495238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495238, #3c5238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495238?: #495238 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495238?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 56: 73 red, 82 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495238?: The complementary color is #413852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.