What color is #495B56?

#495B56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495B56?

The RGB value is 73, 91, 86: 73 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495B56?

The complementary color is #5B494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495B56 color

#495B56 rgb(73, 91, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495B56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.7% green and 33.7% blue (73, 91, 86).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#495B56 color codes

HEX	`#495B56`
RGB	`rgb(73, 91, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, -8.06, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 8.08, 175.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.168, 9.57, 10.219)`
Decimal	`4807510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495B56, 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 #495B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #495B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495b56; }
.text { color: #495b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 91 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495b56, #49575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495B56?: #495B56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495B56?: The RGB value is 73, 91, 86: 73 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495B56?: The complementary color is #5B494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.