What color is #495739?

#495739 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495739?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 57: 73 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495739?

The complementary color is #473957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495739 color

#495739 rgb(73, 87, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #495739 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 22.4% blue (73, 87, 57).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#495739 color codes

HEX	`#495739`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.06, -11.56, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.06, 19.49, 126.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.894, 8.528, 5.153)`
Decimal	`4806457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495739, 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 #495739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #495739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495739; }
.text { color: #495739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495739, #3a5739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #495739?: #495739 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495739?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 57: 73 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495739?: The complementary color is #473957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.