What color is #496D4C?

#496D4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496D4C?

The RGB value is 73, 109, 76: 73 red, 109 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496D4C?

The complementary color is #6D496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496D4C color

#496D4C rgb(73, 109, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #496D4C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42.7% green and 29.8% blue (73, 109, 76).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#496D4C color codes

HEX	`#496D4C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 109, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, -20.27, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 24.9, 144.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.52, 12.875, 8.82)`
Decimal	`4812108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496D4C, 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 #496D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #496D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496d4c; }
.text { color: #496d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 109 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496d4c, #496d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #496D4C?: #496D4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496D4C?: The RGB value is 73, 109, 76: 73 red, 109 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496D4C?: The complementary color is #6D496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.