What color is #484B25?

#484B25 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 #484B25?

The RGB value is 72, 75, 37: 72 red, 75 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484B25?

The complementary color is #28254B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484B25 color

#484B25 rgb(72, 75, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #484B25 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 29.4% green and 14.5% blue (72, 75, 37).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 34% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#484B25 color codes

HEX	`#484B25`
RGB	`rgb(72, 75, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 29.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 34%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 51%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 51%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, -7.83, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 23.46, 109.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.523, 6.544, 2.722)`
Decimal	`4737829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484B25, 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 #484B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #484B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484b25; }
.text { color: #484b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 75 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484b25, #354b25); }

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Questions

What color is #484B25?: #484B25 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 #484B25?: The RGB value is 72, 75, 37: 72 red, 75 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484B25?: The complementary color is #28254B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.