What color is #495437?

#495437 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 #495437?

The RGB value is 73, 84, 55: 73 red, 84 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495437?

The complementary color is #423754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495437 color

#495437 rgb(73, 84, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #495437 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.9% green and 21.6% blue (73, 84, 55).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#495437 color codes

HEX	`#495437`
RGB	`rgb(73, 84, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 35%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, -10.15, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 18.58, 123.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.607, 8.033, 4.816)`
Decimal	`4805687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495437, 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 #495437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #495437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495437; }
.text { color: #495437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 84 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495437, #3b5437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #495437?: #495437 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 #495437?: The RGB value is 73, 84, 55: 73 red, 84 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495437?: The complementary color is #423754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.