What color is #496B46?

#496B46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496B46?

The RGB value is 73, 107, 70: 73 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496B46?

The complementary color is #68466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496B46 color

#496B46 rgb(73, 107, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #496B46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42% green and 27.5% blue (73, 107, 70).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#496B46 color codes

HEX	`#496B46`
RGB	`rgb(73, 107, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -20.33, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 26.47, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.11, 12.374, 7.701)`
Decimal	`4811590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496B46, 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 #496B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #496B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496b46; }
.text { color: #496b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 107 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496b46, #466b56); }

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Questions

What color is #496B46?: #496B46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496B46?: The RGB value is 73, 107, 70: 73 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496B46?: The complementary color is #68466B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.