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#495a22 color: Obscure Olive

#495a22 is rgb(73, 90, 34) in RGB and oklch(43.993% 0.08308 123.938) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

44%
0.083
124°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-900
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #495a22

#495a22 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 44% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.58:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obscure Olive (#4a5d23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #495a22 mixed with white

  1. 495a22
  2. 596938
  3. 6a794d
  4. 7b8962
  5. 8d9977
  6. 9fa98d
  7. b1baa3
  8. c4cbba
  9. d8dcd0
  10. ebede7

Darker: #495a22 mixed with black

  1. 495a22
  2. 3e4d1c
  3. 344116
  4. 2a3511
  5. 20290b
  6. 171e07
  7. 0e1303
  8. 060901
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #495a22 with less saturation

  1. 495a22
  2. 4a5928
  3. 4b592e
  4. 4c5833
  5. 4d5738
  6. 4e573d
  7. 4f5642
  8. 4f5546
  9. 50544a
  10. 51534e

Questions about #495a22

What color is #495a22?

#495a22 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Obscure Olive. In RGB it is rgb(73, 90, 34), in HSL hsl(78.21, 45.16%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.993% 0.08308 123.938).

What colors go well with #495a22?

The complementary color of #495a22 is #5c4678. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #62510f and #27603d. The triadic partners are #24577d and #783d4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #495a22?

White text reads better on #495a22: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495a22 a warm or cool color?

#495a22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 44% and its chroma 0.083.