What color is #484530?

#484530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484530?

The RGB value is 72, 69, 48: 72 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484530?

The complementary color is #303348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484530 color

#484530 rgb(72, 69, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #484530 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 27.1% green and 18.8% blue (72, 69, 48).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#484530 color codes

HEX	`#484530`
RGB	`rgb(72, 69, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 27.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, -2.64, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 13.44, 101.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.334, 5.847, 3.643)`
Decimal	`4736304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484530, 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 #484530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #484530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484530; }
.text { color: #484530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 69 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484530, #3f4830); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #484530?: #484530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484530?: The RGB value is 72, 69, 48: 72 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484530?: The complementary color is #303348, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.