What color is #496836?

#496836 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496836?

The RGB value is 73, 104, 54: 73 red, 104 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496836?

The complementary color is #553668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496836 color

#496836 rgb(73, 104, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #496836 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.8% green and 21.2% blue (73, 104, 54).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#496836 color codes

HEX	`#496836`
RGB	`rgb(73, 104, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 48%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 48%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, -21.34, 24.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 32.52, 131.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.364, 11.583, 5.284)`
Decimal	`4810806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496836, 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 #496836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #496836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496836; }
.text { color: #496836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 104 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496836, #36683c); }

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Questions

What color is #496836?: #496836 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496836?: The RGB value is 73, 104, 54: 73 red, 104 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496836?: The complementary color is #553668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.