What color is #495650?

#495650 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495650?

The RGB value is 73, 86, 80: 73 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495650?

The complementary color is #56494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495650 color

#495650 rgb(73, 86, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495650 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (73, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#495650 color codes

HEX	`#495650`
RGB	`rgb(73, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, -6.46, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 6.7, 164.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.523, 8.651, 8.861)`
Decimal	`4806224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495650, 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 #495650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #495650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495650; }
.text { color: #495650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495650, #495656); }

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Questions

What color is #495650?: #495650 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495650?: The RGB value is 73, 86, 80: 73 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495650?: The complementary color is #56494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.