What color is #495E33?

#495E33 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 #495E33?

The RGB value is 73, 94, 51: 73 red, 94 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495E33?

The complementary color is #48335E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495E33 color

#495E33 rgb(73, 94, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #495E33 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.9% green and 20% blue (73, 94, 51).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#495E33 color codes

HEX	`#495E33`
RGB	`rgb(73, 94, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 36.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 46%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.23, -16.43, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.23, 27.51, 126.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.348, 9.661, 4.609)`
Decimal	`4808243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495E33, 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 #495E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #495E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495e33; }
.text { color: #495e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 94 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495e33, #335e33); }

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Questions

What color is #495E33?: #495E33 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 #495E33?: The RGB value is 73, 94, 51: 73 red, 94 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495E33?: The complementary color is #48335E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.