What color is #495F53?

#495F53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F53?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 83: 73 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F53?

The complementary color is #5F4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F53 color

#495F53 rgb(73, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495F53 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (73, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 6.9:1).

#495F53 color codes

HEX	`#495F53`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, -11.09, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 11.84, 159.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.401, 10.225, 9.713)`
Decimal	`4808531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F53, 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 #495F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #495F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f53; }
.text { color: #495f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f53, #495f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495F53?: #495F53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F53?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 83: 73 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F53?: The complementary color is #5F4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.