Skip to the color picker

#495c1e color: Obscure Olive

#495c1e is rgb(73, 92, 30) in RGB and oklch(44.477% 0.0899 124.468) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

78°
100%

44.5%
0.090
124°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc 18

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #495c1e

#495c1e is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.41:1 contrast and black text 2.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obscure Olive (#4a5d23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #495c1e mixed with white

  1. 495c1e
  2. 596b35
  3. 6a7b4b
  4. 7b8a61
  5. 8d9a76
  6. 9fab8c
  7. b1bba2
  8. c4ccb9
  9. d8ddd0
  10. ebeee7

Darker: #495c1e mixed with black

  1. 495c1e
  2. 3e4f19
  3. 344213
  4. 2a360e
  5. 202a09
  6. 171f05
  7. 0e1403
  8. 060a01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #495c1e with less saturation

  1. 495c1e
  2. 4a5b26
  3. 4b5b2c
  4. 4c5a32
  5. 4d5938
  6. 4e583d
  7. 4f5742
  8. 505746
  9. 51564b
  10. 53554f

Questions about #495c1e

What color is #495c1e?

#495c1e is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Obscure Olive. In RGB it is rgb(73, 92, 30), in HSL hsl(78.39, 50.82%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.477% 0.0899 124.468).

What colors go well with #495c1e?

The complementary color of #495c1e is #5f467c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #645203 and #22623d. The triadic partners are #205882 and #7c3d4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495c1e?

White text reads better on #495c1e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and black gives 2.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #495c1e a warm or cool color?

#495c1e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.09.