What color is #495F54?

#495F54 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495F54?

The RGB value is 73, 95, 84: 73 red, 95 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495F54?

The complementary color is #5F4954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495F54 color

#495F54 rgb(73, 95, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #495F54 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green and 32.9% blue (73, 95, 84).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#495F54 color codes

HEX	`#495F54`
RGB	`rgb(73, 95, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 37.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, -10.86, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 11.44, 161.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.44, 10.241, 9.918)`
Decimal	`4808532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495F54, 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 #495F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#495F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #495F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495f54; }
.text { color: #495f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 95 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495f54, #495f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #495F54?: #495F54 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495F54?: The RGB value is 73, 95, 84: 73 red, 95 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495F54?: The complementary color is #5F4954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.