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#495c1f color: Obscure Olive

#495c1f is rgb(73, 92, 31) in RGB and oklch(44.488% 0.08898 124.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

44.5%
0.089
125°
  • 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

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About #495c1f

#495c1f is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 125°.

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: #495c1f mixed with white

  1. 495c1f
  2. 596b36
  3. 6a7b4c
  4. 7b8a61
  5. 8d9a77
  6. 9fab8c
  7. b1bba3
  8. c4ccb9
  9. d8ddd0
  10. ebeee7

Darker: #495c1f mixed with black

  1. 495c1f
  2. 3e4f19
  3. 344214
  4. 2a360f
  5. 202a0a
  6. 171f06
  7. 0e1403
  8. 060a01
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #495c1f with less saturation

  1. 495c1f
  2. 4a5b26
  3. 4b5b2d
  4. 4c5a33
  5. 4d5938
  6. 4e583d
  7. 4f5842
  8. 505747
  9. 52564b
  10. 53554f

Questions about #495c1f

What color is #495c1f?

#495c1f is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Obscure Olive. In RGB it is rgb(73, 92, 31), in HSL hsl(78.69, 49.59%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.488% 0.08898 124.597).

What colors go well with #495c1f?

The complementary color of #495c1f is #5f467b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #645305 and #23623d. The triadic partners are #215881 and #7c3d4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #495c1f?

White text reads better on #495c1f: 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 #495c1f a warm or cool color?

#495c1f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.089.