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Recognised as Colour

#495A45

  • #495A45
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#495A45 is a green with RGB values 73, 90, 69 and HSL 109°, 13%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#495A45
RGBrgb(73, 90, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3529, 0.2706
RGB percentages28.6%, 35.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(108.6, 13.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.6, 23.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 23.3%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,237
CSS custom property--colour: #495A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#B6A5BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5B5644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#595546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#485854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#56455A
Analogous#545A45, #455A4C
Triadic#45495A, #5A4549
Split complementary#4C455A, #5A4554
Tetradic#45545A, #56455A, #5A4C45

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#AFBFAC
Lighter +30%#94A98F
Lighter +20%#789372
Lighter +10%#60775B
Darker −10%#323D2F
Darker −20%#1A2019
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D6E31
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R73
G90
B69
Red73 (28.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue108.57°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5A · B 45

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