What color is #497954?

#497954 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #497954?

The RGB value is 73, 121, 84: 73 red, 121 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #497954?

The complementary color is #79496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #497954?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#497954 color

#497954 rgb(73, 121, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #497954 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 47.5% green and 32.9% blue (73, 121, 84).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#497954 color codes

HEX	`#497954`
RGB	`rgb(73, 121, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 47.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 40%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, -24.89, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 29.21, 148.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.185, 15.731, 10.833)`
Decimal	`4815188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #497954, 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 #497954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#497954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #497954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #497954; }
.text { color: #497954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #497954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 121 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #497954, #49796c); }

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Questions

What color is #497954?: #497954 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #497954?: The RGB value is 73, 121, 84: 73 red, 121 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #497954?: The complementary color is #79496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #497954?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.