What color is #495836?

#495836 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495836?

The RGB value is 73, 88, 54: 73 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495836?

The complementary color is #453658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495836?

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.

#495836 color

#495836 rgb(73, 88, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #495836 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.5% green and 21.2% blue (73, 88, 54).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#495836 color codes

HEX	`#495836`
RGB	`rgb(73, 88, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, -12.62, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 21.86, 125.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.903, 8.662, 4.798)`
Decimal	`4806710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495836, 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 #495836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495836 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 #495836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495836; }
.text { color: #495836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 88 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495836, #385836); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #495836?: #495836 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495836?: The RGB value is 73, 88, 54: 73 red, 88 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495836?: The complementary color is #453658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495836?: 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.