What color is #495957?

#495957 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 #495957?

The RGB value is 73, 89, 87: 73 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495957?

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

Is black or white text better on #495957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495957 color

#495957 rgb(73, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495957 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (73, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#495957 color codes

HEX	`#495957`
RGB	`rgb(73, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -6.63, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 6.69, 187.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.04, 9.249, 10.377)`
Decimal	`4806999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495957, 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 #495957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #495957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495957; }
.text { color: #495957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495957, #495359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495957?: #495957 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 #495957?: The RGB value is 73, 89, 87: 73 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495957?: The complementary color is #59494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.