What color is #495F34?

#495F34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F34?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 52: 73 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F34?

The complementary color is #4A345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F34 color

#495F34 rgb(73, 95, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #495F34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 20.4% blue (73, 95, 52).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% 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 7.07:1).

#495F34 color codes

HEX	`#495F34`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, -16.83, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 27.64, 127.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.46, 9.849, 4.756)`
Decimal	`4808500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F34, 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 #495F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #495F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f34; }
.text { color: #495f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f34, #345f34); }

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Questions

What color is #495F34?: #495F34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F34?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 52: 73 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F34?: The complementary color is #4A345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.