What color is #495B3C?

#495B3C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495B3C?

The RGB value is 73, 91, 60: 73 red, 91 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495B3C?

The complementary color is #4E3C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495B3C color

#495B3C rgb(73, 91, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #495B3C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.7% green and 23.5% blue (73, 91, 60).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#495B3C color codes

HEX	`#495B3C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 91, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 34%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, -13.34, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 20.59, 130.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.304, 9.225, 5.67)`
Decimal	`4807484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495B3C, 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 #495B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #495B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495b3c; }
.text { color: #495b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 91 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495b3c, #3c5b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #495B3C?: #495B3C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495B3C?: The RGB value is 73, 91, 60: 73 red, 91 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495B3C?: The complementary color is #4E3C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.