What color is #496A5E?

#496A5E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496A5E?

The RGB value is 73, 106, 94: 73 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496A5E?

The complementary color is #6A4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496A5E color

#496A5E rgb(73, 106, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #496A5E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (73, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#496A5E color codes

HEX	`#496A5E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -14.79, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 15.08, 168.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.921, 12.532, 12.484)`
Decimal	`4811358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496A5E, 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 #496A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #496A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496a5e; }
.text { color: #496a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496a5e, #49656a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #496A5E?: #496A5E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496A5E?: The RGB value is 73, 106, 94: 73 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496A5E?: The complementary color is #6A4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.