What color is #495F3A?

#495F3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F3A?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 58: 73 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F3A?

The complementary color is #503A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F3A color

#495F3A rgb(73, 95, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #495F3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 22.7% blue (73, 95, 58).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#495F3A color codes

HEX	`#495F3A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, -15.91, 18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 24.44, 130.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.603, 9.906, 5.514)`
Decimal	`4808506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F3A, 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 #495F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #495F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f3a; }
.text { color: #495f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f3a, #3a5f3e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #495F3A?: #495F3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F3A?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 58: 73 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F3A?: The complementary color is #503A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.