What color is #495645?

#495645 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 #495645?

The RGB value is 73, 86, 69: 73 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495645?

The complementary color is #524556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495645 color

#495645 rgb(73, 86, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495645 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.7% green and 27.1% blue (73, 86, 69).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#495645 color codes

HEX	`#495645`
RGB	`rgb(73, 86, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, -8.79, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 12.04, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.149, 8.502, 6.893)`
Decimal	`4806213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495645, 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 #495645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #495645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495645; }
.text { color: #495645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 86 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495645, #45564a); }

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Questions

What color is #495645?: #495645 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 #495645?: The RGB value is 73, 86, 69: 73 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495645?: The complementary color is #524556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.