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#496534 Color

#496534 is rgb(73, 101, 52) in RGB, hsl(94, 32%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 49%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#496534
HEX#496534
RGBrgb(73, 101, 52)
HSLhsl(94, 32%, 30%)
HSVhsv(94, 49%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 49%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.081 133.1)
LABlab(39.61% -17.99 24.14)
LCHlch(39.61% 30.11 126.69)

What #496534 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #496534, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 6.14Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 6.94Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.12Mughal Green#306030ΔE 8.35Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 9.14Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 9.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#496534 Channel Values

How #496534 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 101 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 32% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 49% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.57:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #496534 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #496534 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #496534

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #496534; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#496534
Complementary
#503465
Analogous
#626534
Analogous
#346537
Triadic
#344965
Triadic
#653449
Split comp.
#373465
Split comp.
#653462

Tints & Shades of #496534

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628745
#78A555
#92B875
#ADC997
#C7DBB8
#DFEAD7

Shades

#3F582D
#384D28
#2E4021
#25321A
#1B2513
#141B0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #496534.

How #496534 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#496534
Protanopia#616134
Protanomaly#586334
Deuteranopia#5D5D35
Deuteranomaly#566035
Tritanopia#4F6060
Tritanomaly#4D6252
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #496534 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-496534: #496534;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #496534;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-496534': '#496534' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.396, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_496534">#496534</color>
SVG fillfill="#496534"

More Green Colors

#496534 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#496534 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #496534?

#496534 is a dark green — rgb(73, 101, 52) in RGB and hsl(94, 32%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #496534?

#496534 is rgb(73, 101, 52) — red 73, green 101, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #496534?

#496534 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 49%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #496534 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #496534 scores 6.57:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #496534 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #496534 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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