What color is #495A4B?

#495A4B 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 #495A4B?

The RGB value is 73, 90, 75: 73 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495A4B?

The complementary color is #5A4958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495A4B color

#495A4B rgb(73, 90, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495A4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.3% green and 29.4% blue (73, 90, 75).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#495A4B color codes

HEX	`#495A4B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 90, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, -9.92, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 11.87, 146.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.674, 9.237, 8.034)`
Decimal	`4807243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495A4B, 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 #495A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #495A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495a4b; }
.text { color: #495a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 90 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495a4b, #495a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #495A4B?: #495A4B 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 #495A4B?: The RGB value is 73, 90, 75: 73 red, 90 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495A4B?: The complementary color is #5A4958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.