What color is #495D50?

#495D50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495D50?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 80: 73 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D50?

The complementary color is #5D4956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D50 color

#495D50 rgb(73, 93, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495D50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 31.4% blue (73, 93, 80).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#495D50 color codes

HEX	`#495D50`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -10.59, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 11.7, 154.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.11, 9.824, 9.057)`
Decimal	`4808016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D50, 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 #495D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #495D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d50; }
.text { color: #495d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d50, #495d5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #495D50?: #495D50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495D50?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 80: 73 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D50?: The complementary color is #5D4956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.