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#495C40 closest to Muddy Olive

#495C40 is a dark, muted green; the closest named color is Muddy Olive. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 25.1% blue (rgb(73, 92, 64)). Its HSL value is 101° hue, 18% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black. #495C40 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.27:1.

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Variations of #495C40

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#495C40 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#495C40 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #495C40 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5B5641
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E583E
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #59593F
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5B5641
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #565841
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #495A55
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #485B4A
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #535852

#495C40 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.27:1 Very good#495C40 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#495C40 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#495C40 in CSS

/* Muddy Olive */
.color { color: #495C40; }
.background { background-color: #495C40; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495C40; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 64);
color: hsl(101 18% 31%);
color: oklch(0.451 0.050 135.8);

#495C40 FAQ

What color is #495C40?

#495C40 is a dark, muted green. Its closest named color is Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #495C40?

#495C40 is rgb(73, 92, 64) in RGB, hsl(101, 18%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495C40?

The complementary color of #495C40 is #53405C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495C40?

White text has the best contrast on #495C40: 7.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495C40 a warm or cool color?

#495C40 is a cool color.