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#496e37 color: Gully Green

#496e37 is rgb(73, 110, 55) in RGB and oklch(49.619% 0.09239 136.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100°
100%

49.6%
0.092
136°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #496e37

#496e37 is a soft dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.88:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gully Green (#4b6e3b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #496e37 mixed with white

  1. 496e37
  2. 5a7c4a
  3. 6b8a5d
  4. 7d9871
  5. 8ea684
  6. a0b598
  7. b3c3ac
  8. c5d2c0
  9. d8e1d5
  10. ecf0ea

Darker: #496e37 mixed with black

  1. 496e37
  2. 3e5f2e
  3. 345026
  4. 2a411e
  5. 203316
  6. 17260f
  7. 0e1908
  8. 060e03
  9. 020401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #496e37 with less saturation

  1. 496e37
  2. 4c6d3c
  3. 4f6c41
  4. 516b46
  5. 546a4a
  6. 56684e
  7. 596752
  8. 5b6656
  9. 5d655a
  10. 60635e

Questions about #496e37

What color is #496e37?

#496e37 is soft dark lime. The closest named color is Gully Green. In RGB it is rgb(73, 110, 55), in HSL hsl(100.36, 33.33%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.619% 0.09239 136.222).

What colors go well with #496e37?

The complementary color of #496e37 is #775185. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69651c and #1c7356. The triadic partners are #3e6396 and #8f4b50.

Is white or black text more readable on #496e37?

White text reads better on #496e37: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #496e37 a warm or cool color?

#496e37 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.092.