What color is #48583F?

#48583F 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 #48583F?

The RGB value is 72, 88, 63: 72 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #48583F?

The complementary color is #4F3F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #48583F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#48583F color

#48583F rgb(72, 88, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #48583F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.5% green and 24.7% blue (72, 88, 63).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% 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 7.66:1).

#48583F color codes

HEX	`#48583F`
RGB	`rgb(72, 88, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, -11.51, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 17.01, 132.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.059, 8.716, 6.012)`
Decimal	`4741183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #48583F, 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 #48583F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#48583F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #48583F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #48583f; }
.text { color: #48583f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48583f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 88 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #48583f, #3f5842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #48583F?: #48583F 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 #48583F?: The RGB value is 72, 88, 63: 72 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #48583F?: The complementary color is #4F3F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #48583F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.