What color is #485B47?

#485B47 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 #485B47?

The RGB value is 72, 91, 71: 72 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #485B47?

The complementary color is #5A475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #485B47?

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.

#485B47 color

#485B47 rgb(72, 91, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #485B47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 35.7% green and 27.8% blue (72, 91, 71).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% 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 7.34:1).

#485B47 color codes

HEX	`#485B47`
RGB	`rgb(72, 91, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 35.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, -11.71, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 14.89, 141.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.551, 9.315, 7.36)`
Decimal	`4741959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #485B47, 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 #485B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#485B47 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 #485B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #485b47; }
.text { color: #485b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #485b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 91 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #485b47, #475b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #485B47?: #485B47 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 #485B47?: The RGB value is 72, 91, 71: 72 red, 91 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #485B47?: The complementary color is #5A475B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #485B47?: 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.