HEX atlas value

#495643

#495643 is a cool green HEX color close to Basalt. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 86, 67, HSL 101, 12%, 30%, has luminance 0.0848, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#495643 Sample readable text

HEX #495643

RGB rgb(73, 86, 67)

HSL hsl(101 12% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 22, 66)

Luminance 0.0848

Contrast Black 2.7:1White 7.79:1

CSS

--color-495643: #495643;
.background-495643 { background-color: #495643; }
.text-495643 { color: #495643; }

Luminance0.0848

Black text2.7:1AA Fail

White text7.79:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#495643","rgb":[73,86,67],"hsl":[101,12,30],"cmyk":[15,0,22,66],"luminance":0.0848,"contrast":{"black":2.7,"white":7.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D221B","hex":"#1D221B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#504356","hex":"#504356","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Basalt adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/495643.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/basalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#504356","analogous":["#525643","#435647"],"triadic":["#434956","#564349"],"tetradic":["#435256","#504356","#564743"],"splitComplementary":["#474356","#564352"],"monochromatic":["#75896C","#495643","#1D221B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#75896C","dark":"#1D221B","saturated":"#436732","desaturated":"#4D4D4D","pastel":"#8C8C8C","neon":"#3DC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":22.978250586152114},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":23.853720883753127}]

HEX meaning and use

About #495643

#495643 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #495643 is visually closest to Basalt, a named gray color with HEX #4B4C4C.

The RGB channels are 73, 86, and 67, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg with 12% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0848, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.7:1AA Fail

White text7.79:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #495643 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.7:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.79:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D221B#FFFFFF text · best 16.2:1#1D221B

#504356#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#504356

Pine Needle#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#334D41

Iron#FFFFFF text · best 9.01:1#48494B

Asphalt Gray#FFFFFF text · best 8.72:1#4B4B4B

Generated Palette

#495643#495643

#504356#504356

#525643#525643

#435647#435647

#75896C#75896C

#1D221B#1D221B

Color Harmonies

#504356#504356

#525643#525643

#435647#435647

#434956#434956

#564349#564349

Variants

#75896C#75896C

#1D221B#1D221B

#436732#436732

#4D4D4D#4D4D4D

#8C8C8C#8C8C8C

#3DC200#3DC200

Nearest Named Colors

Basalt#4B4C4C

Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

Iron#48494B

Hunter Green#355E3B

Pine Needle#334D41

#495643

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #495643

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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