What color is #496556?

#496556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496556?

The RGB value is 73, 101, 86: 73 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496556?

The complementary color is #654958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496556 color

#496556 rgb(73, 101, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #496556 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 39.6% green and 33.7% blue (73, 101, 86).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#496556 color codes

HEX	`#496556`
RGB	`rgb(73, 101, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 39.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, -13.83, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 14.77, 159.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.081, 11.395, 10.523)`
Decimal	`4810070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496556, 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 #496556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #496556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496556; }
.text { color: #496556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 101 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496556, #496564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #496556?: #496556 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496556?: The RGB value is 73, 101, 86: 73 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496556?: The complementary color is #654958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.