What color is #495C55?

#495C55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495C55?

The RGB value is 73, 92, 85: 73 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495C55?

The complementary color is #5C4950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495C55 color

#495C55 rgb(73, 92, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495C55 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (73, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#495C55 color codes

HEX	`#495C55`
RGB	`rgb(73, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.35, -8.88, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.35, 9.03, 169.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.214, 9.726, 10.037)`
Decimal	`4807765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495C55, 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 #495C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #495C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495c55; }
.text { color: #495c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495c55, #495a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495C55?: #495C55 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495C55?: The RGB value is 73, 92, 85: 73 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495C55?: The complementary color is #5C4950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.