What color is #495D2F?

#495D2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495D2F?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 47: 73 red, 93 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D2F?

The complementary color is #432F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D2F color

#495D2F rgb(73, 93, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #495D2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 18.4% blue (73, 93, 47).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#495D2F color codes

HEX	`#495D2F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 49%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, -16.43, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 28.98, 124.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.175, 9.45, 4.135)`
Decimal	`4807983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D2F, 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 #495D2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495D2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #495D2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d2f; }
.text { color: #495d2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d2f, #325d2f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #495D2F?: #495D2F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495D2F?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 47: 73 red, 93 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D2F?: The complementary color is #432F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.