What color is #495343?

#495343 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 #495343?

The RGB value is 73, 83, 67: 73 red, 83 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495343?

The complementary color is #4D4353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495343 color

#495343 rgb(73, 83, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495343 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.5% green and 26.3% blue (73, 83, 67).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#495343 color codes

HEX	`#495343`
RGB	`rgb(73, 83, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34, -7.4, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34, 10.95, 132.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.854, 8.008, 6.494)`
Decimal	`4805443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495343, 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 #495343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #495343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495343; }
.text { color: #495343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 83 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495343, #435345); }

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Questions

What color is #495343?: #495343 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 #495343?: The RGB value is 73, 83, 67: 73 red, 83 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495343?: The complementary color is #4D4353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.