What color is #496359?

#496359 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496359?

The RGB value is 73, 99, 89: 73 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496359?

The complementary color is #634953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496359 color

#496359 rgb(73, 99, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #496359 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 38.8% green and 34.9% blue (73, 99, 89).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#496359 color codes

HEX	`#496359`
RGB	`rgb(73, 99, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 38.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.68, -12.01, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.68, 12.28, 168.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.012, 11.061, 11.109)`
Decimal	`4809561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496359, 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 #496359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #496359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496359; }
.text { color: #496359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 99 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496359, #496063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #496359?: #496359 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496359?: The RGB value is 73, 99, 89: 73 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496359?: The complementary color is #634953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.