What color is #48573E?

#48573E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #48573E?

The RGB value is 72, 87, 62: 72 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48573E?

The complementary color is #4D3E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48573E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48573E color

#48573E rgb(72, 87, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #48573E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.1% green and 24.3% blue (72, 87, 62).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#48573E color codes

HEX	`#48573E`
RGB	`rgb(72, 87, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, -11.12, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 16.85, 131.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.95, 8.542, 5.839)`
Decimal	`4740926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48573E, 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 #48573E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48573E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #48573E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48573e; }
.text { color: #48573e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48573e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 87 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48573e, #3e5741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48573E?: #48573E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #48573E?: The RGB value is 72, 87, 62: 72 red, 87 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48573E?: The complementary color is #4D3E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48573E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.