Skip to content

#496615 Color

#496615 is rgb(73, 102, 21) in RGB, hsl(81, 66%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 79%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#496615
HEX#496615
RGBrgb(73, 102, 21)
HSLhsl(81, 66%, 24%)
HSVhsv(81, 79%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 79%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.111 127.7)
LABlab(39.67% -20.71 38.90)
LCHlch(39.67% 44.07 118.03)

What #496615 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 #496615, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.98Sap Green#507D2AΔE 10.41Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.9Xander#44500CΔE 12.1Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 13.97Khaki Green#728639ΔE 14

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

#496615 Channel Values

How #496615 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 102 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 66% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 79% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 79% · 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 #496615 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 #496615 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #496615

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #496615; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#496615
Complementary
#311566
Analogous
#665915
Analogous
#216615
Triadic
#154966
Triadic
#661549
Split comp.
#152166
Split comp.
#591566

Tints & Shades of #496615

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

#6B941E
#89BE27
#A5D945
#B9E26F
#D0EB9E
#E4F4C8

Shades

#405912
#374C10
#2E3F0D
#28370B
#1F2A09
#151E06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #496615.

How #496615 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#496615
Protanopia#626216
Protanomaly#596315
Deuteranopia#5E5E18
Deuteranomaly#566117
Tritanopia#516060
Tritanomaly#4E624C
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #496615 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-496615: #496615;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #496615;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-496615': '#496615' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.400, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_496615">#496615</color>
SVG fillfill="#496615"

More Green Colors

#496615 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#496615 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #496615?

#496615 is a dark green — rgb(73, 102, 21) in RGB and hsl(81, 66%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.98.

What is the RGB value of #496615?

#496615 is rgb(73, 102, 21) — red 73, green 102, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #496615?

#496615 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 79%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #496615 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #496615 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 #496615 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #496615 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 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #496615 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.