What color is #495541?

#495541 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495541?

The RGB value is 73, 85, 65: 73 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495541?

The complementary color is #4D4155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495541 color

#495541 rgb(73, 85, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #495541 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.3% green and 25.5% blue (73, 85, 65).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 13% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#495541 color codes

HEX	`#495541`
RGB	`rgb(73, 85, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 13%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.59, -8.98, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.59, 13.54, 131.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.95, 8.295, 6.235)`
Decimal	`4805953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495541, 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 #495541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #495541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495541; }
.text { color: #495541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 85 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495541, #415543); }

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Questions

What color is #495541?: #495541 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495541?: The RGB value is 73, 85, 65: 73 red, 85 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495541?: The complementary color is #4D4155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.