#497a38

Color #497a38

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class green-700 #008236 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#497a38

RGB

rgb(73, 122, 56)

HSL

hsl(104.5, 37.1%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(104.5, 54.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.2%, 0%, 54.1%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(46.47, -29.97, 30.74)

LCH

lch(46.47, 42.93, 134.27)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.1103, 138.23)

HWB

hwb(104.5, 22%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69387a

Analogous

#6a7a38

#497a38

#387a48

Triadic

#497a38

#38497a

#7a3849

Split-complementary

#497a38

#48387a

#7a386a

Tetradic

#497a38

#387a69

#69387a

#7a3849

Square

#497a38

#386a7a

#69387a

#7a4838

Shades

Color #497a38 mixed toward black.

#3d662f

#315125

#253d1c

#182913

#0c1409

Tints

Color #497a38 mixed toward white.

#60a049

#7cb967

#9dcb8d

#bedcb3

#deeed9

Tones

Color #497a38 mixed toward gray.

#4c753d

#4e6f43

#516a48

#54644e

#565e53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62624e · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5b53 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#4c5c5f · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #497a38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#497a38]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#497a38 (#497a38) is rgb(73, 122, 56) in RGB.

No, #497a38 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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