What color is #495D4D?

#495D4D 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 #495D4D?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 77: 73 red, 93 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D4D?

The complementary color is #5D4959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D4D color

#495D4D rgb(73, 93, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #495D4D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 30.2% blue (73, 93, 77).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#495D4D color codes

HEX	`#495D4D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -11.24, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 13.09, 149.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.001, 9.781, 8.486)`
Decimal	`4808013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D4D, 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 #495D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #495D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d4d; }
.text { color: #495d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d4d, #495d57); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #495D4D?: #495D4D 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 #495D4D?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 77: 73 red, 93 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D4D?: The complementary color is #5D4959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.