What color is #485B46?

#485B46 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 #485B46?

The RGB value is 72, 91, 70: 72 red, 91 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485B46?

The complementary color is #59465B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#485B46 color

#485B46 rgb(72, 91, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #485B46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 35.7% green and 27.5% blue (72, 91, 70).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#485B46 color codes

HEX	`#485B46`
RGB	`rgb(72, 91, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 35.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.56, -11.91, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.56, 15.41, 140.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.519, 9.302, 7.192)`
Decimal	`4741958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485B46, 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 #485B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #485B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485b46; }
.text { color: #485b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 91 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485b46, #465b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485B46?: #485B46 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 #485B46?: The RGB value is 72, 91, 70: 72 red, 91 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485B46?: The complementary color is #59465B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.