What color is #496857?

#496857 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 #496857?

The RGB value is 73, 104, 87: 73 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496857?

The complementary color is #68495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496857 color

#496857 rgb(73, 104, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #496857 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.8% green and 34.1% blue (73, 104, 87).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#496857 color codes

HEX	`#496857`
RGB	`rgb(73, 104, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, -15.28, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 16.41, 158.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.418, 12.005, 10.836)`
Decimal	`4810839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496857, 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 #496857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #496857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496857; }
.text { color: #496857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 104 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496857, #496867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #496857?: #496857 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 #496857?: The RGB value is 73, 104, 87: 73 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496857?: The complementary color is #68495A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.