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#495C4E closest to Verdant Hush

#495C4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Verdant Hush. In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(73, 92, 78)). Its HSL value is 136° hue, 12% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black. #495C4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.18:1.

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Variations of #495C4E

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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#495C4E 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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#495C4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #495C4E 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 #59574F
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C594D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #57594E
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #59574F
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #54584E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #465B58
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #485C53
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #575757
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #545955

#495C4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.18:1 Very good#495C4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#495C4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#495C4E in CSS

/* Verdant Hush */
.color { color: #495C4E; }
.background { background-color: #495C4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #495C4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(73 92 78);
color: hsl(136 12% 32%);
color: oklch(0.454 0.032 153.1);

#495C4E FAQ

What color is #495C4E?

#495C4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #495C4E?

#495C4E is rgb(73, 92, 78) in RGB, hsl(136, 12%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #495C4E?

The complementary color of #495C4E is #5C4957, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #495C4E?

White text has the best contrast on #495C4E: 7.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #495C4E a warm or cool color?

#495C4E is a neutral color.