Information about #496506 color

#496506 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#496506 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 101, 6) — 28.6% red, 39.6% green, 2.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 37 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#496506 presents itself as a pure, full-strength zesty chartreuse — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Deep Apple Green (#4E5900). Slightly further away sit Deep Lime Green (#435900) and Verdun Green (#495400).

The recipe behind #496506 is rgb(73, 101, 6), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #496506: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#496506 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#496506 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #496506

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

Navy Green color link
Navy Green

#35530A

#496506 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#496506
  • RGB73, 101, 6
  • CMYK11, 0, 37, 60
  • CSSrgb(73, 101, 6)
  • HSL78°, 89%, 21%
  • HSL Precise77.684°, 88.785%, 20.98%
  • HSV78°, 94%, 40%
  • HSB78°, 94%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.396, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.396, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.396, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID496506
  • DECIMAL ID4809990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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