What color is #495F50?

#495F50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F50?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 80: 73 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F50?

The complementary color is #5F4958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F50 color

#495F50 rgb(73, 95, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #495F50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (73, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#495F50 color codes

HEX	`#495F50`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, -11.75, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 13.14, 153.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.287, 10.18, 9.116)`
Decimal	`4808528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F50, 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 #495F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #495F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f50; }
.text { color: #495f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f50, #495f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495F50?: #495F50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F50?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 80: 73 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F50?: The complementary color is #5F4958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.