What color is #496153?

#496153 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496153?

The RGB value is 73, 97, 83: 73 red, 97 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496153?

The complementary color is #614957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496153 color

#496153 rgb(73, 97, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #496153 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38% green and 32.5% blue (73, 97, 83).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#496153 color codes

HEX	`#496153`
RGB	`rgb(73, 97, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, -12.23, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 13.24, 157.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.583, 10.59, 9.774)`
Decimal	`4809043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496153, 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 #496153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #496153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496153; }
.text { color: #496153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 97 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496153, #49615f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #496153?: #496153 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496153?: The RGB value is 73, 97, 83: 73 red, 97 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496153?: The complementary color is #614957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.