What color is #496F37?

#496F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #496F37?

The RGB value is 73, 111, 55: 73 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #496F37?

The complementary color is #5D376F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #496F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#496F37 color

#496F37 rgb(73, 111, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #496F37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 43.5% green and 21.6% blue (73, 111, 55).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#496F37 color codes

HEX	`#496F37`
RGB	`rgb(73, 111, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 43.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.85, -24.77, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.85, 36.53, 132.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.121, 13.061, 5.654)`
Decimal	`4812599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #496F37, 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 #496F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#496F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #496F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #496f37; }
.text { color: #496f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #496f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 111 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #496f37, #376f41); }

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Questions

What color is #496F37?: #496F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #496F37?: The RGB value is 73, 111, 55: 73 red, 111 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #496F37?: The complementary color is #5D376F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #496F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.