What color is #495950?

#495950 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 #495950?

The RGB value is 73, 89, 80: 73 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495950?

The complementary color is #594952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495950 color

#495950 rgb(73, 89, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495950 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.9% green and 31.4% blue (73, 89, 80).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#495950 color codes

HEX	`#495950`
RGB	`rgb(73, 89, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, -8.25, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 8.83, 159.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.768, 9.14, 8.943)`
Decimal	`4806992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495950, 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 #495950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #495950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495950; }
.text { color: #495950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 89 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495950, #495958); }

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Questions

What color is #495950?: #495950 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 #495950?: The RGB value is 73, 89, 80: 73 red, 89 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495950?: The complementary color is #594952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.