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Recognised as Colour

#495C51

  • #495C51
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#495C51 is a green with RGB values 73, 92, 81 and HSL 145°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#495C51#495C51
HEX#495C51
RGBrgb(73, 92, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3608, 0.3176
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(145.3, 11.5%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.3, 20.7%, 36.1%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 12%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,807,761
CSS custom property--colour: #495C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B6A3AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5950no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#585752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#465C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.9Dim grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Teal · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4954
Analogous#4A5C49, #495C5B
Triadic#51495C, #5C5149
Split complementary#5B495C, #5C494A
Tetradic#494A5C, #5C4954, #5C5B49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0C1B7
Lighter +30%#94AA9D
Lighter +20%#789383
Lighter +10%#60786A
Darker −10%#324038
Darker −20%#1C231F
Darker −30%#050706
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34714E
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R73
G92
B81
Red73 (28.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue145.26°
Saturation (HSL)11.52%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5C · B 51

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