What color is #496E49?

#496E49 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 #496E49?

The RGB value is 73, 110, 73: 73 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496E49?

The complementary color is #6E496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496E49 color

#496E49 rgb(73, 110, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #496E49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.1% green and 28.6% blue (73, 110, 73).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#496E49 color codes

HEX	`#496E49`
RGB	`rgb(73, 110, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, -21.36, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 27.04, 142.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.526, 13.049, 8.319)`
Decimal	`4812361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496E49, 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 #496E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #496E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496e49; }
.text { color: #496e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 110 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496e49, #496e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #496E49?: #496E49 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 #496E49?: The RGB value is 73, 110, 73: 73 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496E49?: The complementary color is #6E496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.