Information about #497236 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#497236 is a softly balanced zesty chartreuse that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wimbledon (#536D33). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Artichoke Green (#4B6F44) and Green Leaf (#526B2D).
In RGB terms — rgb(73, 114, 54) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #497236 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#497236 color variations
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#497236 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#497236 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#497236 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#497236 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#497236 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 #497236 color
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Nearest named colors to #497236
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536D33
#4B6F44
#526B2D
#3E762D
#4F7942
#556B2F
#4D6330
#507D2A
#3E6334
#5A6E41
#347235
#3C8043
#497236 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#497236
- RGB73, 114, 54
- CMYK16, 0, 24, 55
- CSSrgb(73, 114, 54)
- HSL101°, 36%, 33%
- HSL Precise101°, 35.714%, 32.941%
- HSV101°, 53%, 45%
- HSB101°, 53%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.447, 0.212)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.447, 0.212, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.447, 0.212)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID497236
- DECIMAL ID4813366
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
