What color is #495245?

#495245 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495245?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 69: 73 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495245?

The complementary color is #4E4552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495245 color

#495245 rgb(73, 82, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495245 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (73, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#495245 color codes

HEX	`#495245`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, -6.4, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 9.08, 134.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.839, 7.881, 6.79)`
Decimal	`4805189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495245, 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 #495245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #495245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495245; }
.text { color: #495245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495245, #455248); }

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Questions

What color is #495245?: #495245 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495245?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 69: 73 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495245?: The complementary color is #4E4552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.