What color is #495746?

#495746 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 #495746?

The RGB value is 73, 87, 70: 73 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495746?

The complementary color is #544657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495746 color

#495746 rgb(73, 87, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495746 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.1% green and 27.5% blue (73, 87, 70).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% 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 7.68:1).

#495746 color codes

HEX	`#495746`
RGB	`rgb(73, 87, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.35, -9.18, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.35, 12.24, 138.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.261, 8.675, 7.085)`
Decimal	`4806470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495746, 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 #495746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #495746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495746; }
.text { color: #495746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 87 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495746, #46574c); }

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Questions

What color is #495746?: #495746 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 #495746?: The RGB value is 73, 87, 70: 73 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495746?: The complementary color is #544657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.