Palettes / Colors / #495C15

#495C15 — Deep Green

#495C15 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #495C15 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.

#495C15 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #28155B; it also sits naturally between #5B4B15 and #255B15. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 36% · Blue 8%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #495C15

.text { color: #495C15; }
.background { background-color: #495C15; }
.border { border: 3px solid #495C15; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 92, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 63%, 22%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #495C15; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 92, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #495C15; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 92, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#495C15">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#495C15">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28155B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #495C15: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #495C15

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:

How #495C15 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #495C15 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #495C15?

#495C15 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 73, 92, 21). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #495C15?

#495C15 is RGB 73, 92, 21 — HSL 76°, 63%, 22% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 77%, 64%.

What colors go with #495C15?

Its complement is #28155B; analogous partners are #5B4B15 and #255B15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #495C15 for text?

White text on #495C15 has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.