What color is #495F4D?

#495F4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F4D?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 77: 73 red, 95 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F4D?

The complementary color is #5F495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F4D color

#495F4D rgb(73, 95, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #495F4D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 30.2% blue (73, 95, 77).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#495F4D color codes

HEX	`#495F4D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, -12.38, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 14.54, 148.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.179, 10.136, 8.545)`
Decimal	`4808525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F4D, 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 #495F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #495F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f4d; }
.text { color: #495f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f4d, #495f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495F4D?: #495F4D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F4D?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 77: 73 red, 95 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F4D?: The complementary color is #5F495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.