What color is #496762?

#496762 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 #496762?

The RGB value is 73, 103, 98: 73 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496762?

The complementary color is #67494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496762 color

#496762 rgb(73, 103, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #496762 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.4% green and 38.4% blue (73, 103, 98).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#496762 color codes

HEX	`#496762`
RGB	`rgb(73, 103, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.21, -12.14, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.21, 12.16, 183.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.802, 11.998, 13.352)`
Decimal	`4810594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496762, 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 #496762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #496762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496762; }
.text { color: #496762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 103 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496762, #495d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #496762?: #496762 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 #496762?: The RGB value is 73, 103, 98: 73 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496762?: The complementary color is #67494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.