What color is #485A35?

#485A35 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #485A35?

The RGB value is 72, 90, 53: 72 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485A35?

The complementary color is #47355A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485A35 color

#485A35 rgb(72, 90, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #485A35 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 35.3% green and 20.8% blue (72, 90, 53).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#485A35 color codes

HEX	`#485A35`
RGB	`rgb(72, 90, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 35.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.88, -14.33, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.88, 23.93, 126.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.971, 8.947, 4.727)`
Decimal	`4741685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485A35, 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 #485A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #485A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485a35; }
.text { color: #485a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 90 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485a35, #365a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #485A35?: #485A35 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #485A35?: The RGB value is 72, 90, 53: 72 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485A35?: The complementary color is #47355A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.