What color is #496C55?

#496C55 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496C55?

The RGB value is 73, 108, 85: 73 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496C55?

The complementary color is #6C4960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496C55 color

#496C55 rgb(73, 108, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #496C55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (73, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#496C55 color codes

HEX	`#496C55`
RGB	`rgb(73, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 32%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.46, -17.91, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.46, 20.01, 153.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.749, 12.797, 10.549)`
Decimal	`4811861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496C55, 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 #496C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #496C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496c55; }
.text { color: #496c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496c55, #496c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #496C55?: #496C55 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496C55?: The RGB value is 73, 108, 85: 73 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496C55?: The complementary color is #6C4960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.