What color is #478250?

#478250 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #478250?

The RGB value is 71, 130, 80: 71 red, 130 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #478250?

The complementary color is #824779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #478250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#478250 color

#478250 rgb(71, 130, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #478250 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 51% green and 31.4% blue (71, 130, 80).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#478250 color codes

HEX	`#478250`
RGB	`rgb(71, 130, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 51%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.35, -30.67, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.35, 37.3, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.028, 17.883, 10.406)`
Decimal	`4686416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #478250, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #478250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#478250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #478250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #478250; }
.text { color: #478250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #478250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 130 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #478250, #47826e); }

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Questions

What color is #478250?: #478250 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #478250?: The RGB value is 71, 130, 80: 71 red, 130 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #478250?: The complementary color is #824779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #478250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.