Information about #496515 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #496515 reads as a strongly colored yellow-green and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Cola (#4C721D). Slightly further away sit Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23) and Saratoga (#555B10).
The recipe behind #496515 is rgb(73, 101, 21), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #496515 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#496515 color variations
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#496515 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#496515 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#496515 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#496515 color hues
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#496515 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #496515 color
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Nearest named colors to #496515
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C721D
#4A5D23
#555B10
#427120
#526525
#385E0F
#406326
#4B531E
#455E28
#4B5320
#465927
#44500C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#496515
- RGB73, 101, 21
- CMYK11, 0, 31, 60
- CSSrgb(73, 101, 21)
- HSL81°, 66%, 24%
- HSL Precise81°, 65.574%, 23.922%
- HSV81°, 79%, 40%
- HSB81°, 79%, 40%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.396, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.396, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.396, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID496515
- DECIMAL ID4810005
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
