Information about #495E17 color

#495E17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #495E17 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 94, 23) — 28.6% red, 36.9% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 28 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #495E17 reads as a vivid, lively yellow-green and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lucy Green (#4B531E) and Saratoga (#555B10).

The recipe behind #495E17 is rgb(73, 94, 23), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #495E17 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #495E17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#495E17 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#495E17 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #495E17

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#495E17
  • RGB73, 94, 23
  • CMYK8, 0, 28, 63
  • HSL78°, 61%, 23%
  • HSL Precise77.746°, 60.684%, 22.941%
  • HSV78°, 76%, 37%
  • HSB78°, 76%, 37%
  • HEX ID495E17
  • DECIMAL ID4808215
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
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