What color is #485943?

#485943 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485943?

The RGB value is 72, 89, 67: 72 red, 89 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485943?

The complementary color is #544359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485943 color

#485943 rgb(72, 89, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #485943 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 34.9% green and 26.3% blue (72, 89, 67).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#485943 color codes

HEX	`#485943`
RGB	`rgb(72, 89, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 34.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 25%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, -11.34, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 15.54, 136.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.258, 8.928, 6.65)`
Decimal	`4741443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485943, 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 #485943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #485943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485943; }
.text { color: #485943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 89 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485943, #435949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485943?: #485943 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485943?: The RGB value is 72, 89, 67: 72 red, 89 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485943?: The complementary color is #544359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.