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#495B4E — Stone Grey

#495B4E is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #495B4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#495B4E is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5B4955; it also sits naturally between #4D5B49 and #495B57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#495B4E · RGB 73, 91, 78

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Color values

HEX#495B4E
RGB73, 91, 78
HSL137°, 11%, 32%
HSV137°, 20%, 36%
CMYK20%, 0%, 14%, 64%
XYZ7.86, 9.45, 8.62
Yxy9.45, 0.3033, 0.3644
CIE-Lab36.83, -9.86, 5.23
Hunter Lab30.74, -6.59, 3.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 36% · Blue 31%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 64%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #495B4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #495B4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #495B4E

.text { color: #495B4E; }
.background { background-color: #495B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #495B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 91, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 11%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #495B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 91, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #495B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 91, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#495B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#495B4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #495B4E

#425246#3B4A3F#36443A#303B33#29332C#222A24#1B221D#171C18#101411#090B0A

Tints of #495B4E

#566C5C#667F6D#74907C#88A08F#99AD9F#AABBAF#BECBC2#CFD8D2#E3E8E4#F4F6F4

Tones of #495B4E

#4A594E#4B584F#4D564F#4E5650#4F5451#505351

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B4955:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.27:1 AAA
Against black text2.89:1 Fails

Best text color on #495B4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #495B4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #495B4E: ·

How #495B4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #515151Deuteranopia · #504E52Tritanopia · #4A5454

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #495B4E rather than the exact color:

Palette 001524
#001524 · #445D48 · #D6CC99 · #FDE5D4
Palette 4b5945
#4B5945 · #66785F · #91AC8F · #B2C9AD
Palette F5f7f8
#F5F7F8 · #F4CE14 · #495E57 · #45474B
Palette 1a3636
#1A3636 · #40534C · #677D6A · #D6BD98
Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette F1f0e9
#F1F0E9 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#445D48#4B5945#495E57#40534C#41644A#40514E#525B44#556052#4C585B#436850#57564F#555555

Browse neighbouring colors

← #495B4D  ·  #495B4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #495B4E?

#495B4E is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 73, 91, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #495B4E?

#495B4E is RGB 73, 91, 78 — HSL 137°, 11%, 32% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 14%, 64%.

What colors go with #495B4E?

Its complement is #5B4955; analogous partners are #4D5B49 and #495B57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #495B4E for text?

White text on #495B4E has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.89:1.