Close to Mineral Green
#495F40
#495F40 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Mineral Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 103°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #495F40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.01:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.99:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.01:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.99:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #495F40 as they’d see it.
#495F40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #495F40
What color is #495F40?
#495F40 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Mineral Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 37.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 103°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #495F40 in RGB?
#495F40 is rgb(73, 95, 64): 73 red, 95 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #495F40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 33, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #495F40?
PANTONE 350 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #495F40?
Its complement #675170 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.