What color is #496D4E?

#496D4E 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 #496D4E?

The RGB value is 73, 109, 78: 73 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496D4E?

The complementary color is #6D4968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496D4E color

#496D4E rgb(73, 109, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #496D4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 42.7% green and 30.6% blue (73, 109, 78).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#496D4E color codes

HEX	`#496D4E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 109, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 42.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, -19.88, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 23.94, 146.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.591, 12.903, 9.191)`
Decimal	`4812110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496D4E, 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 #496D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #496D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496d4e; }
.text { color: #496d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 109 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496d4e, #496d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #496D4E?: #496D4E 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 #496D4E?: The RGB value is 73, 109, 78: 73 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496D4E?: The complementary color is #6D4968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.