What color is #495334?

#495334 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 #495334?

The RGB value is 73, 83, 52: 73 red, 83 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495334?

The complementary color is #3E3453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495334 color

#495334 rgb(73, 83, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #495334 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.5% green and 20.4% blue (73, 83, 52).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#495334 color codes

HEX	`#495334`
RGB	`rgb(73, 83, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, -10.04, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 19.65, 120.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.461, 7.851, 4.423)`
Decimal	`4805428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495334, 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 #495334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #495334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495334; }
.text { color: #495334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 83 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495334, #395334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #495334?: #495334 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 #495334?: The RGB value is 73, 83, 52: 73 red, 83 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495334?: The complementary color is #3E3453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.