Palettes / Colors / #496E4E

#496E4E — Dusty Green

#496E4E 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 #496E4E 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.

#496E4E 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 #6E4969; it also sits naturally between #576E49 and #496E61. 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 43% · Blue 31%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #496E4E

.text { color: #496E4E; }
.background { background-color: #496E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #496E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 110, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 20%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #496E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 110, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #496E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 110, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#496E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#496E4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E4969:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #496E4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #496E4E

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 #496E4E 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 #496E4E 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 #496E4E?

#496E4E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 73, 110, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #496E4E?

#496E4E is RGB 73, 110, 78 — HSL 128°, 20%, 36% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 29%, 57%.

What colors go with #496E4E?

Its complement is #6E4969; analogous partners are #576E49 and #496E61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #496E4E for text?

White text on #496E4E has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.