What color is #495D53?

#495D53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495D53?

The RGB value is 73, 93, 83: 73 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495D53?

The complementary color is #5D4953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495D53 color

#495D53 rgb(73, 93, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495D53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.5% green and 32.5% blue (73, 93, 83).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#495D53 color codes

HEX	`#495D53`
RGB	`rgb(73, 93, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, -9.93, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 10.44, 161.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.223, 9.869, 9.654)`
Decimal	`4808019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495D53, 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 #495D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #495D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495d53; }
.text { color: #495d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 93 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495d53, #495d5d); }

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Questions

What color is #495D53?: #495D53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495D53?: The RGB value is 73, 93, 83: 73 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495D53?: The complementary color is #5D4953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.