What color is #495C58?

#495C58 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 #495C58?

The RGB value is 73, 92, 88: 73 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495C58?

The complementary color is #5C494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495C58 color

#495C58 rgb(73, 92, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495C58 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (73, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#495C58 color codes

HEX	`#495C58`
RGB	`rgb(73, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, -8.18, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 8.18, 180.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.336, 9.775, 10.678)`
Decimal	`4807768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495C58, 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 #495C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #495C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495c58; }
.text { color: #495c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495c58, #49575c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495C58?: #495C58 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 #495C58?: The RGB value is 73, 92, 88: 73 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495C58?: The complementary color is #5C494D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.