What color is #495C49?

#495C49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495C49?

The RGB value is 73, 92, 73: 73 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495C49?

The complementary color is #5C495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495C49 color

#495C49 rgb(73, 92, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #495C49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 28.6% blue (73, 92, 73).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#495C49 color codes

HEX	`#495C49`
RGB	`rgb(73, 92, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -11.49, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 14.34, 143.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.777, 9.552, 7.736)`
Decimal	`4807753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495C49, 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 #495C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #495C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495c49; }
.text { color: #495c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 92 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495c49, #495c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495C49?: #495C49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495C49?: The RGB value is 73, 92, 73: 73 red, 92 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495C49?: The complementary color is #5C495C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.