What color is #495740?

#495740 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495740?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 64: 73 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495740?

The complementary color is #4E4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495740 color

#495740 rgb(73, 87, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #495740 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 25.1% blue (73, 87, 64).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#495740 color codes

HEX	`#495740`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, -10.34, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 15.54, 131.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 8.603, 6.137)`
Decimal	`4806464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495740, 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 #495740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #495740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495740; }
.text { color: #495740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495740, #405743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495740?: #495740 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495740?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 64: 73 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495740?: The complementary color is #4E4057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.