What color is #484B23?

#484B23 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484B23?

The RGB value is 72, 75, 35: 72 red, 75 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484B23?

The complementary color is #26234B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484B23 color

#484B23 rgb(72, 75, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #484B23 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29.4% green and 13.7% blue (72, 75, 35).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#484B23 color codes

HEX	`#484B23`
RGB	`rgb(72, 75, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 53%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, -8.06, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 24.6, 109.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.492, 6.531, 2.561)`
Decimal	`4737827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484B23, 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 #484B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #484B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484b23; }
.text { color: #484b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 75 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484b23, #344b23); }

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Questions

What color is #484B23?: #484B23 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484B23?: The RGB value is 72, 75, 35: 72 red, 75 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484B23?: The complementary color is #26234B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.