What color is #496947?

#496947 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496947?

The RGB value is 73, 105, 71: 73 red, 105 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496947?

The complementary color is #674769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496947 color

#496947 rgb(73, 105, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #496947 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 41.2% green and 27.8% blue (73, 105, 71).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#496947 color codes

HEX	`#496947`
RGB	`rgb(73, 105, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 41.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, -19.09, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 24.6, 140.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.936, 11.974, 7.8)`
Decimal	`4811079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496947, 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 #496947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #496947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496947; }
.text { color: #496947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 105 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496947, #476956); }

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Questions

What color is #496947?: #496947 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496947?: The RGB value is 73, 105, 71: 73 red, 105 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496947?: The complementary color is #674769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.