Palettes / Colors / #495C38

#495C38 — Dusty Green

#495C38 is a green color we call Dusty 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 #495C38 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.

#495C38 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #4B385C; it also sits naturally between #5B5C38 and #385C39. 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 22%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #495C38

.text { color: #495C38; }
.background { background-color: #495C38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #495C38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 92, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 24%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #495C38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 92, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #495C38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 92, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#495C38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#495C38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B385C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #495C38: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #495C38

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 #495C38 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 #495C38 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

← #495C37  ·  #495C39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #495C38?

#495C38 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 73, 92, 56). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #495C38?

#495C38 is RGB 73, 92, 56 — HSL 92°, 24%, 29% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 39%, 64%.

What colors go with #495C38?

Its complement is #4B385C; analogous partners are #5B5C38 and #385C39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #495C38 for text?

White text on #495C38 has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.87:1.