What color is #485A40?

#485A40 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 #485A40?

The RGB value is 72, 90, 64: 72 red, 90 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485A40?

The complementary color is #52405A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485A40 color

#485A40 rgb(72, 90, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #485A40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 35.3% green and 25.1% blue (72, 90, 64).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#485A40 color codes

HEX	`#485A40`
RGB	`rgb(72, 90, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 35.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, -12.48, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 17.89, 134.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 9.06, 6.216)`
Decimal	`4741696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485A40, 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 #485A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #485A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485a40; }
.text { color: #485a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 90 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485a40, #405a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #485A40?: #485A40 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 #485A40?: The RGB value is 72, 90, 64: 72 red, 90 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485A40?: The complementary color is #52405A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.