#495E4E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #495E4E
#495E4E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 14.5); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5E4959 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #495E4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.01:1).
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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 #495E4E?
#495E4E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 37% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #495E4E?
Use white text. White on #495E4E has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #495E4E?
Its complementary colour is #5E4959, and analogous partners are #4E5E49 and #495E59.