What color is #496455?

#496455 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 #496455?

The RGB value is 73, 100, 85: 73 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496455?

The complementary color is #644958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496455 color

#496455 rgb(73, 100, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #496455 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (73, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#496455 color codes

HEX	`#496455`
RGB	`rgb(73, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.89, -13.49, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.89, 14.49, 158.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.944, 11.186, 10.28)`
Decimal	`4809813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496455, 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 #496455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #496455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496455; }
.text { color: #496455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496455, #496462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #496455?: #496455 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 #496455?: The RGB value is 73, 100, 85: 73 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496455?: The complementary color is #644958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.