What color is #495954?

#495954 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495954?

The RGB value is 73, 89, 84: 73 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495954?

The complementary color is #59494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495954 color

#495954 rgb(73, 89, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495954 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.9% green and 32.9% blue (73, 89, 84).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#495954 color codes

HEX	`#495954`
RGB	`rgb(73, 89, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, -7.34, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 7.39, 173.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.92, 9.201, 9.745)`
Decimal	`4806996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495954, 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 #495954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #495954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495954; }
.text { color: #495954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 89 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495954, #495659); }

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Questions

What color is #495954?: #495954 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495954?: The RGB value is 73, 89, 84: 73 red, 89 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495954?: The complementary color is #59494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.