#495337
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #495337
#495337 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.5), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #413753 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.15:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #495337?
#495337 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #495337?
Use white text. White on #495337 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #495337?
Its complementary colour is #413753, and analogous partners are #534F37 and #3B5337.